WARISON is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. WARISON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WARISON?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WARISON is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WARISON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
warisonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WARISON scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in WARISON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 85,774.
What does WARISON mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
A bugle call or note sounded to order troops to attack.
Warison was a signal blown on a horn to start an assault, and romantic fiction helped bring the word back into use. Older uses meant reward or protection. It is a very rare word today.
How WARISON is used
Found in historical fiction and old poetry.
- The warison echoed across the valley.
- At the sound of the warison the cavalry charged.
- A warison from the castle woke the sleeping camp.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WARISON and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WARISON
1 longer words begin with WARISON.
Shorter words from the letters in WARISON
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Common questions about WARISON
- Is WARISON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WARISON, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WARISON worth?
- WARISON is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WARISON mean?
- A bugle call or note sounded to order troops to attack.
- What letters can be added to WARISON?
- WARISON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of WARISON:
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