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Is janissary a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word janissary is a Scrabble US word. The word janissary is worth 19 points in Scrabble:

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Is janissary a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word janissary is a Scrabble UK word and has 19 points:

J8A1N1I1S1S1A1R1Y4

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Yes. The word janissary is a Words With Friends word. The word janissary is worth 21 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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9-letter words (1 found)

JANISSARY,

8-letter words (1 found)

JANISARY,

7-letter words (2 found)

JARINAS,SANYASI,

6-letter words (5 found)

JARINA,NAIRAS,SANSAR,SARANS,SARINS,

5-letter words (29 found)

AIRNS,ARIAS,ARNAS,ARSIS,ASSAI,ASSAY,AYINS,NAIRA,NARAS,NARIS,NYSSA,RAIAS,RAINS,RAINY,RAJAS,RANAS,RANIS,RAYAS,SAINS,SAIRS,SANSA,SARAN,SARIN,SARIS,SASIN,SNARS,SNARY,YAARS,YARNS,

4-letter words (50 found)

AIAS,AINS,AIRN,AIRS,AIRY,AJAR,AJIS,ANAS,ANIS,ANSA,ARIA,ARIS,ARNA,ARSY,ASAR,AYIN,ISNA,JARS,JASS,JASY,JAYS,JINS,NARY,NAYS,NYAS,RAIA,RAIN,RAIS,RAJA,RANA,RANI,RAYA,RAYS,RIAS,RINS,RYAS,SAIN,SAIR,SAIS,SANS,SARI,SARS,SAYS,SINS,SIRS,SNAR,SRIS,YAAR,YARN,YINS,

3-letter words (44 found)

AAS,AIA,AIN,AIR,AIS,AJI,ANA,ANI,ANS,ANY,ARS,ARY,ASS,AYS,INS,JAI,JAR,JAY,JIN,NAS,NAY,NIS,NYS,RAI,RAJ,RAN,RAS,RAY,RIA,RIN,RYA,SAI,SAN,SAR,SAY,SIN,SIR,SIS,SNY,SRI,SYN,YAR,YAS,YIN,

2-letter words (13 found)

AA,AI,AN,AR,AS,AY,IN,IS,JA,NA,NY,SI,YA,

You can make 145 words from janissary according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of janissary

janissary

Alternative forms

  • janisary, Janissar, janizary

Etymology

From Italian giannizzaro, possibly via French janissaire or Spanish jenízaro, from Ottoman Turkish یڭیچری (yeniçeri), from یڭی (yeni, “new”) + چری (çeri, “soldier”). Compare Dutch janitsaar, German Janitschar. The word is attested from the early 16th century in English; the janissaries themselves date from the 14th century.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdʒanɪzəɹi/, /ˈja-/, /-səɹi/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒænəˌzeɹi/, /-səɹi/
  • Hyphenation: ja‧nis‧sa‧ry

Noun

janissary (plural janissaries)

  1. (historical) An infantry soldier, often of European Christian background from the Balkans as well as Eastern Europe and forcibly converted to Islam, in a former elite Turkish (Ottoman) guard (disbanded in 1826); (by extension) any Turkish soldier, particularly one escorting a traveller.
  2. (figuratively) An elite, highly loyal supporter.

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  • janissaries on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Source: wiktionary.org