CHILDNESS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. CHILDNESS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CHILDNESS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHILDNESS is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHILDNESS
No single letter turns CHILDNESS into another word.
How CHILDNESS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CHILDNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CHILDNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with CHILDNESS
1 longer words begin with CHILDNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in CHILDNESS
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Common questions about CHILDNESS
- Is CHILDNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CHILDNESS is not in it.
- How many points is CHILDNESS worth?
- CHILDNESS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CHILDNESS?
- No single letter can be added to CHILDNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CHILDNESS:
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