DAFTNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. DAFTNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DAFTNESS?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DAFTNESS is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DAFTNESS
No single letter turns DAFTNESS into another word.
How DAFTNESS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DAFTNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DAFTNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DAFTNESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
Silliness or foolishness, especially of a harmless, ridiculous kind.
British speakers often joke about the daftness of a plan or a rule. It carries less bite than stupidity and often sounds almost affectionate.
How DAFTNESS is used
Informal and mainly British, for silly or absurd behaviour.
- Nobody could believe the daftness of the idea.
- There was a certain charm in his daftness.
- The daftness of the rule made everyone laugh.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DAFTNESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DAFTNESS
1 longer words begin with DAFTNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in DAFTNESS
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Common questions about DAFTNESS
- Is DAFTNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DAFTNESS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DAFTNESS worth?
- DAFTNESS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DAFTNESS mean?
- Silliness or foolishness, especially of a harmless, ridiculous kind.
- What letters can be added to DAFTNESS?
- No single letter can be added to DAFTNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DAFTNESS:
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