ARCHNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ARCHNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ARCHNESS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ARCHNESS is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARCHNESS
No single letter turns ARCHNESS into another word.
How ARCHNESS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ARCHNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ARCHNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ARCHNESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
A knowing, playful cleverness that teases without real malice.
Archness shows up in a raised eyebrow or a sly aside rather than in plain speech. It stops short of rudeness, which is what separates it from sarcasm.
How ARCHNESS is used
Describes a tone of voice, a look or a style of writing.
- She delivered the compliment with a hint of archness that made everyone smile.
- The archness of his smile suggested he knew more than he was saying.
- There was a touch of archness in the narrator's commentary.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ARCHNESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ARCHNESS
1 longer words begin with ARCHNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in ARCHNESS
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Common questions about ARCHNESS
- Is ARCHNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARCHNESS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARCHNESS worth?
- ARCHNESS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ARCHNESS mean?
- A knowing, playful cleverness that teases without real malice.
- What letters can be added to ARCHNESS?
- No single letter can be added to ARCHNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ARCHNESS:
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