DIMNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. DIMNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DIMNESS?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DIMNESS is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIMNESS
No single letter turns DIMNESS into another word.
How DIMNESS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DIMNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 514,646.
What does DIMNESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The quality of being faint, dull or lacking brightness or clarity.
Dimness may describe a dull room at dusk, a weak lamp or eyes that no longer see sharply. It can also mean a lack of clearness in the mind. The word names the condition, while the adjective dim describes the thing.
How DIMNESS is used
Used for light, vision and sometimes for mental clarity.
- The dimness of the cellar made it hard to read the labels.
- He noticed a growing dimness in his left eye.
- In the dimness of early evening the street looked empty.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DIMNESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DIMNESS
The 7 tiles of DIMNESS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DIMNESS
1 longer words begin with DIMNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in DIMNESS
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Common questions about DIMNESS
- Is DIMNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIMNESS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIMNESS worth?
- DIMNESS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DIMNESS mean?
- The quality of being faint, dull or lacking brightness or clarity.
- What letters can be added to DIMNESS?
- No single letter can be added to DIMNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DIMNESS:
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