GASTIGHTNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. GASTIGHTNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GASTIGHTNESS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GASTIGHTNESS is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GASTIGHTNESS
No single letter turns GASTIGHTNESS into another word.
How GASTIGHTNESS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in GASTIGHTNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 2 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GASTIGHTNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GASTIGHTNESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The property of not letting gas pass through or leak.
Gastightness matters for pipes, valves, tanks and sealed containers, where a leak could be dangerous. Engineers test gastightness by raising pressure and watching for any drop. The measure is often written into safety standards for appliances.
How GASTIGHTNESS is used
Engineering and safety term.
- The inspector checked the gastightness of the joints.
- Gastightness is vital in a gas boiler.
- Tests confirmed the gastightness of the new seal.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GASTIGHTNESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GASTIGHTNESS
1 longer words begin with GASTIGHTNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in GASTIGHTNESS
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Common questions about GASTIGHTNESS
- Is GASTIGHTNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GASTIGHTNESS, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GASTIGHTNESS worth?
- GASTIGHTNESS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GASTIGHTNESS mean?
- The property of not letting gas pass through or leak.
- What letters can be added to GASTIGHTNESS?
- No single letter can be added to GASTIGHTNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of GASTIGHTNESS:
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