FRETFULNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. FRETFULNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FRETFULNESS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FRETFULNESS is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FRETFULNESS
No single letter turns FRETFULNESS into another word.
How FRETFULNESS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in FRETFULNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FRETFULNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FRETFULNESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
A restless, irritable state in which someone is easily upset and hard to soothe.
Fretfulness is a mood most often noticed in babies, small children and the unwell, where whining and complaining seem to come from discomfort. It sits between plain anxiety and open anger.
How FRETFULNESS is used
Fretfulness is usually said of a baby, a patient or a tired person who cannot settle.
- The baby's fretfulness kept the whole house awake.
- Fever brought on a day of fretfulness and little appetite.
- Her fretfulness grew as the delay stretched on.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FRETFULNESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FRETFULNESS
1 longer words begin with FRETFULNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in FRETFULNESS
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Common questions about FRETFULNESS
- Is FRETFULNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FRETFULNESS, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FRETFULNESS worth?
- FRETFULNESS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FRETFULNESS mean?
- A restless, irritable state in which someone is easily upset and hard to soothe.
- What letters can be added to FRETFULNESS?
- No single letter can be added to FRETFULNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of FRETFULNESS:
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