ALOOFNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ALOOFNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALOOFNESS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALOOFNESS is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALOOFNESS
No single letter turns ALOOFNESS into another word.
How ALOOFNESS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ALOOFNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ALOOFNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ALOOFNESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
A cool, distant manner that keeps a person apart from others.
Aloofness can come from shyness, pride or a wish to stay uninvolved, and others often read it as coldness. Unlike plain rudeness, it usually shows in what a person does not do, such as joining in or making small talk.
How ALOOFNESS is used
Describes a personality or a stance in groups, politics and relationships, often with a word like studied or icy.
- Her aloofness at the party made newcomers think she disliked them.
- The manager's aloofness kept the team from asking for help.
- He mistook the shy boy's aloofness for arrogance.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALOOFNESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ALOOFNESS
1 longer words begin with ALOOFNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in ALOOFNESS
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Common questions about ALOOFNESS
- Is ALOOFNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALOOFNESS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALOOFNESS worth?
- ALOOFNESS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALOOFNESS mean?
- A cool, distant manner that keeps a person apart from others.
- What letters can be added to ALOOFNESS?
- No single letter can be added to ALOOFNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ALOOFNESS:
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