DEARNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DEARNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEARNESS?
| 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 DEARNESS is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEARNESS
No single letter turns DEARNESS into another word.
How DEARNESS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DEARNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DEARNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DEARNESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The quality of being dear, either expensive in price or beloved.
Dearness can refer to the high cost of goods in a shop, a use that goes back centuries. It can equally mean the warm feeling of fondness we have for a close friend or a cherished place.
How DEARNESS is used
Dearness is a mildly old-fashioned noun for cost or affection.
- Shoppers complained about the dearness of food that winter.
- Her letters spoke of the dearness of old friends.
- The dearness of the land kept young buyers away.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEARNESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DEARNESS
1 longer words begin with DEARNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in DEARNESS
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Common questions about DEARNESS
- Is DEARNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEARNESS, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEARNESS worth?
- DEARNESS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEARNESS mean?
- The quality of being dear, either expensive in price or beloved.
- What letters can be added to DEARNESS?
- No single letter can be added to DEARNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DEARNESS:
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