CAGINESS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CAGINESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CAGINESS?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CAGINESS is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CAGINESS
No single letter turns CAGINESS into another word.
How CAGINESS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CAGINESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CAGINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CAGINESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The quality of being cautious and guarded, unwilling to reveal much.
Caginess shows when someone gives vague answers to avoid being pinned down. It can come from caution, shrewdness or having something to hide.
How CAGINESS is used
Used for wary, evasive behaviour.
- His caginess about the price annoyed the buyer.
- She answered with practised caginess.
- The witness's caginess raised suspicion.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CAGINESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CAGINESS
The 8 tiles of CAGINESS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CAGINESS
1 longer words begin with CAGINESS.
Shorter words from the letters in CAGINESS
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Common questions about CAGINESS
- Is CAGINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CAGINESS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CAGINESS worth?
- CAGINESS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CAGINESS mean?
- The quality of being cautious and guarded, unwilling to reveal much.
- What letters can be added to CAGINESS?
- No single letter can be added to CAGINESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CAGINESS:
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