DONNISHNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. DONNISHNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DONNISHNESS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DONNISHNESS is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DONNISHNESS
No single letter turns DONNISHNESS into another word.
How DONNISHNESS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in DONNISHNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 3 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DONNISHNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DONNISHNESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
A scholarly, slightly pedantic manner typical of a university teacher.
Donnishness suggests bookish habits, careful speech and a touch of fussiness. It comes from the British use of don for a college fellow, and may be affectionate or mocking.
How DONNISHNESS is used
Used in British writing to describe a person's style or a piece of prose.
- His donnishness showed in the footnotes he added to a casual email.
- The professor's donnishness amused his students.
- A pinch of donnishness gave the essay its charm.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DONNISHNESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DONNISHNESS
1 longer words begin with DONNISHNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in DONNISHNESS
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Common questions about DONNISHNESS
- Is DONNISHNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DONNISHNESS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DONNISHNESS worth?
- DONNISHNESS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DONNISHNESS mean?
- A scholarly, slightly pedantic manner typical of a university teacher.
- What letters can be added to DONNISHNESS?
- No single letter can be added to DONNISHNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of DONNISHNESS:
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