BREATHINESS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. BREATHINESS 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 BREATHINESS?
| 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 BREATHINESS is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BREATHINESS
No single letter turns BREATHINESS into another word.
How BREATHINESS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in BREATHINESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BREATHINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BREATHINESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The quality of a voice or sound that is accompanied by an audible rush of breath.
Breathiness gives a voice a soft, airy, whispery character, which singers sometimes use on purpose. Speech therapists also note it as a sign of poor closure of the vocal cords.
How BREATHINESS is used
Used in phonetics, singing and descriptions of voices.
- The breathiness of her voice suited the slow ballad.
- The doctor noticed breathiness in his speech.
- Some actors add breathiness to sound mysterious.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BREATHINESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BREATHINESS
1 longer words begin with BREATHINESS.
Shorter words from the letters in BREATHINESS
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Common questions about BREATHINESS
- Is BREATHINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BREATHINESS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BREATHINESS worth?
- BREATHINESS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BREATHINESS mean?
- The quality of a voice or sound that is accompanied by an audible rush of breath.
- What letters can be added to BREATHINESS?
- No single letter can be added to BREATHINESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of BREATHINESS:
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