ASKEWNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. ASKEWNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ASKEWNESS?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ASKEWNESS is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ASKEWNESS
No single letter turns ASKEWNESS into another word.
How ASKEWNESS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ASKEWNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ASKEWNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ASKEWNESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
The condition of being crooked, slanted or out of line.
A writer reaches for askewness when describing a picture hanging at an angle, a tilted hat, or a plan that has gone a little off course. It is a rare, slightly playful word built from the more common askew.
How ASKEWNESS is used
Used mainly in descriptive or humorous writing about things that are not straight.
- The askewness of the sign made the whole shop look neglected.
- He noticed a slight askewness in the way the shelves were hung.
- There was a charming askewness to her hat.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ASKEWNESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ASKEWNESS
1 longer words begin with ASKEWNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in ASKEWNESS
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Common questions about ASKEWNESS
- Is ASKEWNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ASKEWNESS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ASKEWNESS worth?
- ASKEWNESS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ASKEWNESS mean?
- The condition of being crooked, slanted or out of line.
- What letters can be added to ASKEWNESS?
- No single letter can be added to ASKEWNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ASKEWNESS:
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