FLINTINESS is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. FLINTINESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FLINTINESS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FLINTINESS is to know. It scores 13 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FLINTINESS
No single letter turns FLINTINESS into another word.
How FLINTINESS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in FLINTINESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FLINTINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FLINTINESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
The quality of being hard, stern and unyielding, like flint.
Flintiness can describe a stern look, a stubborn negotiator or soil studded with hard stones. The comparison is to flint, a rock so hard it can strike sparks.
How FLINTINESS is used
Rare and figurative; describes sternness or a hard, stony texture.
- The flintiness of her stare silenced the room.
- Negotiators feared the flintiness of the old chairman.
- The flintiness of the soil made digging hard.
- His flintiness softened only at the sight of his grandchildren.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FLINTINESS and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FLINTINESS
1 longer words begin with FLINTINESS.
Shorter words from the letters in FLINTINESS
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Common questions about FLINTINESS
- Is FLINTINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FLINTINESS, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FLINTINESS worth?
- FLINTINESS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FLINTINESS mean?
- The quality of being hard, stern and unyielding, like flint.
- What letters can be added to FLINTINESS?
- No single letter can be added to FLINTINESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of FLINTINESS:
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