DIRTINESS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. DIRTINESS 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 DIRTINESS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| 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 DIRTINESS is to know. It scores 10 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIRTINESS
No single letter turns DIRTINESS into another word.
How DIRTINESS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in DIRTINESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DIRTINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DIRTINESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The condition of being unclean or covered with dirt.
Dirtiness is the quality itself, while dirt is the stuff. It can describe a room, a hand or a window, and in a figurative sense it can hint at crude or obscene speech. Inspectors and cleaners care about it in a very practical way.
How DIRTINESS is used
Used for physical uncleanliness and, less often, for coarseness of language.
- The dirtiness of the kitchen shocked the inspector.
- He apologised for the dirtiness of his boots.
- Years of neglect had left a layer of dirtiness on every shelf.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DIRTINESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DIRTINESS
The 9 tiles of DIRTINESS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DIRTINESS
1 longer words begin with DIRTINESS.
Shorter words from the letters in DIRTINESS
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Common questions about DIRTINESS
- Is DIRTINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIRTINESS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIRTINESS worth?
- DIRTINESS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DIRTINESS mean?
- The condition of being unclean or covered with dirt.
- What letters can be added to DIRTINESS?
- No single letter can be added to DIRTINESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of DIRTINESS:
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