GEEKINESS is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. GEEKINESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GEEKINESS?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GEEKINESS is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GEEKINESS
No single letter turns GEEKINESS into another word.
How GEEKINESS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in GEEKINESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GEEKINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GEEKINESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
The quality of being obsessively interested in a subject, especially technology, and sometimes socially awkward.
Geekiness can be a joke or a badge of pride, depending on who uses it. A person might proudly show their geekiness by explaining the details of a favourite game.
How GEEKINESS is used
Used informally, either teasingly or proudly.
- His geekiness showed when he explained the code.
- She wore her geekiness like a badge of honour.
- The geekiness of the convention was part of its charm.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GEEKINESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GEEKINESS
1 longer words begin with GEEKINESS.
Shorter words from the letters in GEEKINESS
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Common questions about GEEKINESS
- Is GEEKINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GEEKINESS, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GEEKINESS worth?
- GEEKINESS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GEEKINESS mean?
- The quality of being obsessively interested in a subject, especially technology, and sometimes socially awkward.
- What letters can be added to GEEKINESS?
- No single letter can be added to GEEKINESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of GEEKINESS:
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