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Is JAPANNING a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, JAPANNING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does JAPANNING mean?

Japanning is a form of JAPAN.

  1. noun

    a string of more than 3,000 islands to the east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean

  2. noun

    a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building

  3. noun

    lacquerware decorated and varnished in the Japanese manner with a glossy durable black lacquer

  4. noun

    lacquer with a durable glossy black finish, originally from the orient

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

19

Scrabble

26

Words With Friends

9

Letters

J (8) + A (1) + P (3) + A (1) + N (1) + N (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 19 points in Scrabble.

Dictionary status

  • Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
  • Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
  • Words With FriendsListed

Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.

Hooks for JAPANNING

JAPANNING has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.

Front hooks0

None — nothing can be added to the front.

Back hooks0

None — nothing can be added to the end.

Words you can make from JAPANNING

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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