GIANTESS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. GIANTESS 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 GIANTESS?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GIANTESS is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GIANTESS
No single letter turns GIANTESS into another word.
How GIANTESS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GIANTESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GIANTESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about GIANTESS
- The same 8 tiles also spell 5 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does GIANTESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
A female giant, or a woman of unusually large size.
A giantess turns up in fairy tales and myths as the counterpart of the giant. Some writers find the feminine ending dated and prefer simply to say giant.
How GIANTESS is used
Used in folklore and fantasy; somewhat dated for real people.
- The giantess stepped over the river in a single stride.
- In the legend, a giantess carried the stones to build the hill.
- The storyteller described a giantess with hair like straw.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GIANTESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GIANTESS
The 8 tiles of GIANTESS in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with GIANTESS
1 longer words begin with GIANTESS.
Shorter words from the letters in GIANTESS
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Common questions about GIANTESS
- Is GIANTESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GIANTESS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GIANTESS worth?
- GIANTESS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GIANTESS mean?
- A female giant, or a woman of unusually large size.
- What letters can be added to GIANTESS?
- No single letter can be added to GIANTESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GIANTESS:
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