ADDICTIVENESS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. ADDICTIVENESS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 20 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept ADDICTIVENESS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ADDICTIVENESS is to know. It scores 20 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ADDICTIVENESS
No single letter turns ADDICTIVENESS into another word.
How ADDICTIVENESS scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in ADDICTIVENESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ADDICTIVENESS has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with ADDICTIVENESS
1 longer words begin with ADDICTIVENESS.
Shorter words from the letters in ADDICTIVENESS
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Common questions about ADDICTIVENESS
- Is ADDICTIVENESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ADDICTIVENESS, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ADDICTIVENESS worth?
- ADDICTIVENESS is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ADDICTIVENESS?
- No single letter can be added to ADDICTIVENESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of ADDICTIVENESS:
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