ARTINESS is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. ARTINESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ARTINESS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ARTINESS is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARTINESS
Front hooks — 1
tartinessBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How ARTINESS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ARTINESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ARTINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ARTINESS
- The same 8 tiles also spell 6 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ARTINESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
The quality of being showily or affectedly artistic.
Artiness is usually a mild criticism, aimed at work or people that seem to be trying too hard to look creative. It rarely describes genuine artistic skill.
How ARTINESS is used
Usually said with a slight sneer about films, fashion or personal style.
- The artiness of the film made it hard to follow.
- Her scarves and berets leaned toward artiness.
- Critics dismissed the gallery as all artiness and no substance.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ARTINESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ARTINESS
The 8 tiles of ARTINESS in a different order — 6 found.
Words starting with ARTINESS
1 longer words begin with ARTINESS.
Shorter words from the letters in ARTINESS
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Common questions about ARTINESS
- Is ARTINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARTINESS, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARTINESS worth?
- ARTINESS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ARTINESS mean?
- The quality of being showily or affectedly artistic.
- What letters can be added to ARTINESS?
- ARTINESS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ARTINESS:
Open ARTINESS in the Word Finder