FINICKINESS is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. FINICKINESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FINICKINESS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FINICKINESS is to know. It scores 20 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FINICKINESS
No single letter turns FINICKINESS into another word.
How FINICKINESS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in FINICKINESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FINICKINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FINICKINESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
The quality of being overly fussy, especially about small details, food or standards.
Finickiness describes a person who is hard to please because they fret over tiny matters. It can be mildly teasing, as with a child who inspects every vegetable on the plate.
How FINICKINESS is used
Informal; used about picky eaters, perfectionists and delicate equipment.
- The chef's finickiness made every dish take twice as long.
- We put up with her finickiness about the seating plan.
- The finickiness of the old machine meant it needed constant adjusting.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FINICKINESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FINICKINESS
1 longer words begin with FINICKINESS.
Shorter words from the letters in FINICKINESS
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Common questions about FINICKINESS
- Is FINICKINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FINICKINESS, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FINICKINESS worth?
- FINICKINESS is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FINICKINESS mean?
- The quality of being overly fussy, especially about small details, food or standards.
- What letters can be added to FINICKINESS?
- No single letter can be added to FINICKINESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of FINICKINESS:
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