GLADSOMENESS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. GLADSOMENESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GLADSOMENESS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GLADSOMENESS is to know. It scores 16 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GLADSOMENESS
No single letter turns GLADSOMENESS into another word.
How GLADSOMENESS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in GLADSOMENESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GLADSOMENESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GLADSOMENESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaicliterary
The quality of being cheerful and full of delight.
Gladsomeness belongs to older, slightly poetic English. You are most likely to meet gladsomeness in hymns, old translations and nature writing, rarely in modern conversation.
How GLADSOMENESS is used
Gladsomeness is a literary word for bright, joyful feeling, often applied to mornings, songs or seasons.
- The gladsomeness of the spring morning lifted everyone.
- A note of gladsomeness ran through the old carol.
- Nothing could dampen the gladsomeness of the festival.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GLADSOMENESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GLADSOMENESS
1 longer words begin with GLADSOMENESS.
Shorter words from the letters in GLADSOMENESS
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Common questions about GLADSOMENESS
- Is GLADSOMENESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GLADSOMENESS, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GLADSOMENESS worth?
- GLADSOMENESS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GLADSOMENESS mean?
- The quality of being cheerful and full of delight.
- What letters can be added to GLADSOMENESS?
- No single letter can be added to GLADSOMENESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of GLADSOMENESS:
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