DRESSINESS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DRESSINESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DRESSINESS?
| 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 DRESSINESS is to know. It scores 11 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DRESSINESS
No single letter turns DRESSINESS into another word.
How DRESSINESS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in DRESSINESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 4 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DRESSINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DRESSINESS
- The letter S appears four times in DRESSINESS.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DRESSINESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
The quality of being smart, showy or formal in clothing.
Dressiness is what makes an outfit suit a wedding rather than a picnic. It can be a compliment or a hint of overdoing it. Fashion writers weigh the dressiness of a garment when they say how it should be worn.
How DRESSINESS is used
The noun dressiness is used in fashion talk for how smart or formal clothes look.
- The dressiness of the jacket made it perfect for dinner.
- Jeans reduced the dressiness of the outfit.
- She toned down the dressiness with flat shoes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DRESSINESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DRESSINESS
1 longer words begin with DRESSINESS.
Shorter words from the letters in DRESSINESS
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Common questions about DRESSINESS
- Is DRESSINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DRESSINESS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DRESSINESS worth?
- DRESSINESS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DRESSINESS mean?
- The quality of being smart, showy or formal in clothing.
- What letters can be added to DRESSINESS?
- No single letter can be added to DRESSINESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of DRESSINESS:
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