BAWDINESS is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. BAWDINESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BAWDINESS?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BAWDINESS is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BAWDINESS
No single letter turns BAWDINESS into another word.
How BAWDINESS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BAWDINESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BAWDINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BAWDINESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The quality of being humorously coarse and openly concerned with sex.
Old plays, ballads and tavern songs are known for bawdiness that is more cheeky than cruel. It differs from plain obscenity because the intent is to amuse the audience.
How BAWDINESS is used
Typically describes comedy, songs and stories.
- The bawdiness of the old ballad shocked the vicar.
- Shakespeare's plays mix poetry with plenty of bawdiness.
- Her bawdiness made the whole table laugh.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BAWDINESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BAWDINESS
1 longer words begin with BAWDINESS.
Shorter words from the letters in BAWDINESS
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Common questions about BAWDINESS
- Is BAWDINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BAWDINESS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BAWDINESS worth?
- BAWDINESS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BAWDINESS mean?
- The quality of being humorously coarse and openly concerned with sex.
- What letters can be added to BAWDINESS?
- No single letter can be added to BAWDINESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BAWDINESS:
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