GASTNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. GASTNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GASTNESS?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GASTNESS is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GASTNESS
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gastnesseChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How GASTNESS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GASTNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GASTNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GASTNESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
obsolete
A state of fear or terror.
Gastness is an obsolete word that survives mainly in Shakespeare and in lists of old words. It is related to aghast and to ghastness, which share the same root of fright.
How GASTNESS is used
Obsolete; found in early modern English texts.
- The watchman was struck dumb by a sudden gastness.
- Shakespeare used gastness to describe a fearful dread.
- A cold gastness came over the whole company.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GASTNESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GASTNESS
2 longer words begin with GASTNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in GASTNESS
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Common questions about GASTNESS
- Is GASTNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GASTNESS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GASTNESS worth?
- GASTNESS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GASTNESS mean?
- A state of fear or terror.
- What letters can be added to GASTNESS?
- GASTNESS takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GASTNESS:
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