BREATHLESS is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. BREATHLESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BREATHLESS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BREATHLESS is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BREATHLESS
No single letter turns BREATHLESS into another word.
How BREATHLESS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in BREATHLESS, 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 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BREATHLESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BREATHLESS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Panting for air after effort, or overcome by excitement or fear so that normal breathing is hard.
A runner arriving at the finish is breathless from exertion, while a child at a firework display may be breathless from wonder. Poets also use it for air so still that no breeze moves.
How BREATHLESS is used
Breathless can describe a body, a mood or a sultry, windless evening.
- She reached the top of the stairs breathless and flushed.
- The crowd waited in breathless silence for the verdict.
- It was a breathless August afternoon with not a leaf moving.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BREATHLESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BREATHLESS
3 longer words begin with BREATHLESS.
Shorter words from the letters in BREATHLESS
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Common questions about BREATHLESS
- Is BREATHLESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BREATHLESS, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BREATHLESS worth?
- BREATHLESS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BREATHLESS mean?
- Panting for air after effort, or overcome by excitement or fear so that normal breathing is hard.
- What letters can be added to BREATHLESS?
- No single letter can be added to BREATHLESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BREATHLESS:
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