ARIDNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ARIDNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ARIDNESS?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ARIDNESS is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARIDNESS
No single letter turns ARIDNESS into another word.
How ARIDNESS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ARIDNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ARIDNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ARIDNESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The state of being very dry, with little or no moisture.
Aridness describes climate and soil, as in the aridness of a desert plain. Writers also borrow it for dull or lifeless things, such as the aridness of a speech with no feeling in it.
How ARIDNESS is used
Aridness is a less common form of aridity, used for land and for dull writing.
- The aridness of the plateau surprised the travellers.
- Cacti survive the aridness by storing water in their stems.
- Critics complained of the aridness of the lecture.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ARIDNESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ARIDNESS
The 8 tiles of ARIDNESS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ARIDNESS
1 longer words begin with ARIDNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in ARIDNESS
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Common questions about ARIDNESS
- Is ARIDNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARIDNESS, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARIDNESS worth?
- ARIDNESS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ARIDNESS mean?
- The state of being very dry, with little or no moisture.
- What letters can be added to ARIDNESS?
- No single letter can be added to ARIDNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ARIDNESS:
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