DEADNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. DEADNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEADNESS?
| 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 DEADNESS is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEADNESS
No single letter turns DEADNESS into another word.
How DEADNESS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DEADNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DEADNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DEADNESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The state of lacking life, feeling, energy or response.
Deadness can describe a numb limb, a flat-sounding room or a mood in which nothing seems to matter. Its sense is broader than death itself, covering dullness and lack of reaction.
How DEADNESS is used
Used of bodies, sounds, places and emotions.
- A strange deadness spread through her fingers.
- The deadness of the room made every voice sound thin.
- He felt a deadness toward things he used to love.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEADNESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DEADNESS
1 longer words begin with DEADNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in DEADNESS
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Common questions about DEADNESS
- Is DEADNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEADNESS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEADNESS worth?
- DEADNESS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEADNESS mean?
- The state of lacking life, feeling, energy or response.
- What letters can be added to DEADNESS?
- No single letter can be added to DEADNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DEADNESS:
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