CLOSENESS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CLOSENESS 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 CLOSENESS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CLOSENESS is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLOSENESS
No single letter turns CLOSENESS into another word.
How CLOSENESS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CLOSENESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CLOSENESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CLOSENESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The condition of being near in space or time, or of being bound together by affection or similarity.
Closeness can describe a bond between people, a narrow margin in a contest, or a stuffy, airless room. Which of these is meant depends entirely on the sentence around it.
How CLOSENESS is used
Used both for physical nearness and for emotional intimacy, and sometimes for muggy air.
- The closeness of the two sisters surprised no one.
- The closeness of the final score kept the crowd on its feet.
- The closeness of the room made it hard to sleep.
- Years apart did not damage their closeness.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CLOSENESS and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CLOSENESS
1 longer words begin with CLOSENESS.
Shorter words from the letters in CLOSENESS
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Common questions about CLOSENESS
- Is CLOSENESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CLOSENESS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CLOSENESS worth?
- CLOSENESS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CLOSENESS mean?
- The condition of being near in space or time, or of being bound together by affection or similarity.
- What letters can be added to CLOSENESS?
- No single letter can be added to CLOSENESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CLOSENESS:
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