Definitions for fanwise

fanwise fan·wise

Spelling: [fan-wahyz]
IPA: /ˈfænˌwaɪz/

Fanwise is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 170 anagrams from letters in fanwise (aefinsw).

Definitions for fanwise

adverb

  1. spread out like an open fan:

Origin of fanwise

First recorded in 1880-85; fan1 + -wise

Examples for fanwise

He drew a dilapidated pack of cards from his pocket and spread them fanwise.

We lowered and spread out, fanwise, from the bark and made for the whales.

The chain of the hills swung sharply away to the east, and the path broadened, fanwise, east and west.

Word Value for fanwise
Scrable

13

Words with friends

14

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