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DISMISSIVENESS is valid in North America, not in Collins — 20 points

It depends on the list you play by. DISMISSIVENESS is in the North American lists but not in Collins, so it stands in a US or Canadian game and can be challenged anywhere else. Worth 20 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

d2i1s1m3i1s1s1i1v4e1n1e1s1s1
Depends on the listDISMISSIVENESS · 14 letters · 20 pts Scrabble · 23 pts WWF
20points in Scrabble
23points in Words with Friends
14letters
0hooks available

Which word lists accept DISMISSIVENESS?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandNot listed
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesNot listed
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 28 / 100

28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.43
Hooks 25%
0
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
6.07%

Our own measure of how useful DISMISSIVENESS is to know. It scores 20 from 14 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for DISMISSIVENESS

No single letter turns DISMISSIVENESS into another word.

How DISMISSIVENESS scores

Scrabble d2i1s1m3i1s1s1i1v4e1n1e1s1s1 20
Words with Friends d2i1s1m4i1s1s1i1v5e1n2e1s1s1 23

Face value of the 14 tiles in DISMISSIVENESS, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
d14
i39
s54
m12
v12
e212
n16

The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. DISMISSIVENESS needs 1 blank tile.

What stands out about DISMISSIVENESS

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Shorter words from the letters in DISMISSIVENESS

dismissive16 semidivine16 disseisins11 demissive15 divinises13 vendisses13 dimnesses12 dismisses12 inessives12 missensed12 messiness11 missenses11 disseises10 disseisin10 sissiness9 emissive13 missives13 divinise12 vendises12 desmines11 inessive11 missends11 sidesmen11 missense10 missises10 sensisms10 disseise9 divisim13 missive12 deveins11 devises11 divines11 endives11 vendiss11 demises10 desmine10 dimness10 dismiss10 essives10 missend10

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Common questions about DISMISSIVENESS

Is DISMISSIVENESS valid in Words with Friends?
Yes. Words with Friends accepts DISMISSIVENESS, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is DISMISSIVENESS worth?
DISMISSIVENESS is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to DISMISSIVENESS?
No single letter can be added to DISMISSIVENESS to make another word.

Every word you can build from the 14 letters of DISMISSIVENESS:

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