DESIROUSNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. DESIROUSNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DESIROUSNESS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DESIROUSNESS is to know. It scores 13 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DESIROUSNESS
No single letter turns DESIROUSNESS into another word.
How DESIROUSNESS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in DESIROUSNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 4 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DESIROUSNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DESIROUSNESS
- The letter S appears four times in DESIROUSNESS.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DESIROUSNESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
rareformal
The state of wanting something strongly.
Desirousness is a stiff, old-fashioned noun that sits behind the phrase desirous of. A modern writer would choose desirousness only for a deliberately formal or antique tone.
How DESIROUSNESS is used
Found in formal or older prose describing eager wanting.
- His desirousness for fame was obvious.
- The letter showed her desirousness to help.
- Such desirousness often leads to disappointment.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DESIROUSNESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DESIROUSNESS
1 longer words begin with DESIROUSNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in DESIROUSNESS
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Common questions about DESIROUSNESS
- Is DESIROUSNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DESIROUSNESS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DESIROUSNESS worth?
- DESIROUSNESS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DESIROUSNESS mean?
- The state of wanting something strongly.
- What letters can be added to DESIROUSNESS?
- No single letter can be added to DESIROUSNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of DESIROUSNESS:
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