GAMENESS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. GAMENESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GAMENESS?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GAMENESS is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GAMENESS
No single letter turns GAMENESS into another word.
How GAMENESS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GAMENESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GAMENESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GAMENESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The readiness to keep going bravely against difficulty or odds.
Gameness is praised in boxers, terriers and underdogs that refuse to quit even when the contest looks lost. It is a quality of spirit and willingness, closer to pluck than to simple strength.
How GAMENESS is used
Gameness is used for people and animals that show spirited, cheerful courage.
- The little terrier's gameness impressed everyone at the show.
- We admired her gameness in trying the steep path again.
- The coach praised the gameness of the whole squad.
- Gameness carried the old boxer through the final round.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GAMENESS and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GAMENESS
The 8 tiles of GAMENESS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GAMENESS
1 longer words begin with GAMENESS.
Shorter words from the letters in GAMENESS
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Common questions about GAMENESS
- Is GAMENESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GAMENESS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GAMENESS worth?
- GAMENESS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GAMENESS mean?
- The readiness to keep going bravely against difficulty or odds.
- What letters can be added to GAMENESS?
- No single letter can be added to GAMENESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GAMENESS:
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