DEFICIENTNESS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. DEFICIENTNESS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept DEFICIENTNESS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEFICIENTNESS is to know. It scores 19 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEFICIENTNESS
No single letter turns DEFICIENTNESS into another word.
How DEFICIENTNESS scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in DEFICIENTNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DEFICIENTNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with DEFICIENTNESS
1 longer words begin with DEFICIENTNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in DEFICIENTNESS
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Common questions about DEFICIENTNESS
- Is DEFICIENTNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DEFICIENTNESS is not in it.
- How many points is DEFICIENTNESS worth?
- DEFICIENTNESS is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DEFICIENTNESS?
- No single letter can be added to DEFICIENTNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of DEFICIENTNESS:
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