DORKINESS is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. DORKINESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DORKINESS?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DORKINESS is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DORKINESS
No single letter turns DORKINESS into another word.
How DORKINESS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in DORKINESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DORKINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DORKINESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
The quality of being socially awkward or hopelessly unfashionable.
Teasing and affection both turn up in this word. Someone can embrace their own dorkiness as a badge of honour, or be mocked for it at school.
How DORKINESS is used
Casual speech and writing, often self-mocking rather than cruel.
- His dorkiness was part of his charm.
- She laughed at her own dorkiness in the photo.
- The film celebrates the dorkiness of band camp.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DORKINESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DORKINESS
1 longer words begin with DORKINESS.
Shorter words from the letters in DORKINESS
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Common questions about DORKINESS
- Is DORKINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DORKINESS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DORKINESS worth?
- DORKINESS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DORKINESS mean?
- The quality of being socially awkward or hopelessly unfashionable.
- What letters can be added to DORKINESS?
- No single letter can be added to DORKINESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of DORKINESS:
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