GLEEFULNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. GLEEFULNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GLEEFULNESS?
| 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 GLEEFULNESS is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GLEEFULNESS
No single letter turns GLEEFULNESS into another word.
How GLEEFULNESS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in GLEEFULNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GLEEFULNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GLEEFULNESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
A state of lively, exuberant joy, often showing in laughter or triumph.
Gleefulness is happiness you can hear, bubbling out in shouts and grins. It sometimes carries a hint of mischief, such as delight in a rival's mistake.
How GLEEFULNESS is used
Used in descriptive writing about mood and children's play.
- The children shouted with gleefulness when the snow began to fall.
- There was a note of gleefulness in his reply.
- Her gleefulness at winning was impossible to hide.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GLEEFULNESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GLEEFULNESS
1 longer words begin with GLEEFULNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in GLEEFULNESS
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Common questions about GLEEFULNESS
- Is GLEEFULNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GLEEFULNESS, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GLEEFULNESS worth?
- GLEEFULNESS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GLEEFULNESS mean?
- A state of lively, exuberant joy, often showing in laughter or triumph.
- What letters can be added to GLEEFULNESS?
- No single letter can be added to GLEEFULNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of GLEEFULNESS:
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