FINENESS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. FINENESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FINENESS?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FINENESS is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FINENESS
No single letter turns FINENESS into another word.
How FINENESS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FINENESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FINENESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FINENESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The quality of being delicate, thin, very small in grain or of high purity.
Fineness can describe the texture of flour, the thinness of a thread or the delicacy of workmanship. Metalworkers use it in a precise sense for the proportion of pure gold or silver in an alloy.
How FINENESS is used
Fineness is applied to textures, craftsmanship and the purity of precious metals.
- The fineness of the silk made it almost weightless.
- Gold coins are stamped to show their fineness.
- Millers test the fineness of the flour between finger and thumb.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FINENESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FINENESS
1 longer words begin with FINENESS.
Shorter words from the letters in FINENESS
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Common questions about FINENESS
- Is FINENESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FINENESS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FINENESS worth?
- FINENESS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FINENESS mean?
- The quality of being delicate, thin, very small in grain or of high purity.
- What letters can be added to FINENESS?
- No single letter can be added to FINENESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FINENESS:
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