FEWNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. FEWNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FEWNESS?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FEWNESS is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FEWNESS
No single letter turns FEWNESS into another word.
How FEWNESS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FEWNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,684 thousand.
What does FEWNESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The state of being small in number.
Fewness stresses how little there is to count, not how small each thing is. Writers use it when the scarcity of members, cases or chances is itself the point.
How FEWNESS is used
Used in formal prose to remark on the smallness of a count.
- The fewness of the survivors made the reunion a quiet one.
- Critics noted the fewness of women on the board.
- Because of their fewness, the speakers of the language were closely studied.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FEWNESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FEWNESS
1 longer words begin with FEWNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in FEWNESS
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Common questions about FEWNESS
- Is FEWNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FEWNESS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FEWNESS worth?
- FEWNESS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FEWNESS mean?
- The state of being small in number.
- What letters can be added to FEWNESS?
- No single letter can be added to FEWNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FEWNESS:
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