GAINLESSNESS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. GAINLESSNESS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept GAINLESSNESS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GAINLESSNESS is to know. It scores 13 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GAINLESSNESS
No single letter turns GAINLESSNESS into another word.
How GAINLESSNESS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in GAINLESSNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 4 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GAINLESSNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about GAINLESSNESS
- The letter S appears four times in GAINLESSNESS.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Anagrams of GAINLESSNESS
The 12 tiles of GAINLESSNESS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GAINLESSNESS
1 longer words begin with GAINLESSNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in GAINLESSNESS
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Common questions about GAINLESSNESS
- Is GAINLESSNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and GAINLESSNESS is not in it.
- How many points is GAINLESSNESS worth?
- GAINLESSNESS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to GAINLESSNESS?
- No single letter can be added to GAINLESSNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of GAINLESSNESS:
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