GAINLESSNESSES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. GAINLESSNESSES 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 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept GAINLESSNESSES?
| 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 GAINLESSNESSES is to know. It scores 15 from 14 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GAINLESSNESSES
No single letter turns GAINLESSNESSES into another word.
How GAINLESSNESSES scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in GAINLESSNESSES, 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 | 3 | 12 |
| s | 5 | 4 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. GAINLESSNESSES needs 1 blank tile.
What stands out about GAINLESSNESSES
- The letter S appears five times in GAINLESSNESSES.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in GAINLESSNESSES
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Common questions about GAINLESSNESSES
- Is GAINLESSNESSES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and GAINLESSNESSES is not in it.
- How many points is GAINLESSNESSES worth?
- GAINLESSNESSES is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to GAINLESSNESSES?
- No single letter can be added to GAINLESSNESSES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of GAINLESSNESSES:
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