FIXEDNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. FIXEDNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FIXEDNESS?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FIXEDNESS is to know. It scores 20 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FIXEDNESS
No single letter turns FIXEDNESS into another word.
How FIXEDNESS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in FIXEDNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FIXEDNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FIXEDNESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The quality of staying firmly in place or not changing.
Fixedness describes things that do not move or give way, from a stare to a habit of thinking. Psychologists even speak of functional fixedness, the trouble of seeing new uses for a tool.
How FIXEDNESS is used
Fixedness is an abstract noun, used for gazes, ideas, purposes and positions.
- The fixedness of his gaze made her uneasy.
- Functional fixedness kept them from using the coin as a screwdriver.
- Nobody expected such fixedness of purpose from a child.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FIXEDNESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FIXEDNESS
1 longer words begin with FIXEDNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in FIXEDNESS
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Common questions about FIXEDNESS
- Is FIXEDNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FIXEDNESS, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FIXEDNESS worth?
- FIXEDNESS is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FIXEDNESS mean?
- The quality of staying firmly in place or not changing.
- What letters can be added to FIXEDNESS?
- No single letter can be added to FIXEDNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of FIXEDNESS:
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