GAINFULNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. GAINFULNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GAINFULNESS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GAINFULNESS is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GAINFULNESS
No single letter turns GAINFULNESS into another word.
How GAINFULNESS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in GAINFULNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GAINFULNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GAINFULNESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
The quality of bringing profit, income or advantage.
Gainfulness is a rare noun behind the familiar phrase gainful employment. It stresses that a pursuit pays off, whether in money or in other benefit.
How GAINFULNESS is used
Rare and formal; the adjective gainful is far more common.
- Economists measured the gainfulness of each trade.
- The gainfulness of the plan convinced the investors.
- Nobody questioned the gainfulness of running a bakery in that street.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GAINFULNESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GAINFULNESS
1 longer words begin with GAINFULNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in GAINFULNESS
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Common questions about GAINFULNESS
- Is GAINFULNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GAINFULNESS, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GAINFULNESS worth?
- GAINFULNESS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GAINFULNESS mean?
- The quality of bringing profit, income or advantage.
- What letters can be added to GAINFULNESS?
- No single letter can be added to GAINFULNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of GAINFULNESS:
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