DULNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. DULNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DULNESS?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DULNESS is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DULNESS
No single letter turns DULNESS into another word.
How DULNESS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DULNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 578,977.
What does DULNESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
The state of being dull, whether lacking sharpness, brightness, liveliness or interest.
Dulness is an older, shorter spelling that reads as dated beside the modern double-l form. It can describe a blunt blade, a grey sky or a tedious evening alike.
How DULNESS is used
Dulness is a dated spelling found in older books, while modern texts normally print the double-l form.
- The dulness of the afternoon made everyone sleepy.
- He complained of the dulness of the old kitchen knife.
- A strange dulness had settled over the once lively town.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DULNESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DULNESS
1 longer words begin with DULNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in DULNESS
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Common questions about DULNESS
- Is DULNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DULNESS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DULNESS worth?
- DULNESS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DULNESS mean?
- The state of being dull, whether lacking sharpness, brightness, liveliness or interest.
- What letters can be added to DULNESS?
- No single letter can be added to DULNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DULNESS:
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