DARKNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. DARKNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DARKNESS?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DARKNESS is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DARKNESS
No single letter turns DARKNESS into another word.
How DARKNESS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DARKNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DARKNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DARKNESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The lack of light, or the state of being dark.
Beyond the literal sense, darkness stands for evil, sadness, secrecy and ignorance in poetry and speech. Many languages link it with fear for that reason.
How DARKNESS is used
Used both literally for night and unlit spaces and figuratively for gloom or evil.
- The lamp failed and the room fell into darkness.
- Darkness fell early in the winter months.
- He spoke of the darkness in human nature.
- They waited in darkness for the signal.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DARKNESS and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DARKNESS
1 longer words begin with DARKNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in DARKNESS
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Common questions about DARKNESS
- Is DARKNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DARKNESS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DARKNESS worth?
- DARKNESS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DARKNESS mean?
- The lack of light, or the state of being dark.
- What letters can be added to DARKNESS?
- No single letter can be added to DARKNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DARKNESS:
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