GOODNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. GOODNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GOODNESS?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GOODNESS is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GOODNESS
No single letter turns GOODNESS into another word.
How GOODNESS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GOODNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GOODNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GOODNESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The quality of being morally good, kind or excellent, or the healthy, nourishing part of food.
People speak of goodness when praising character, but also when praising a meal full of vitamins. It also fills many mild exclamations, such as thank goodness and goodness me, which show surprise or relief without strong feeling.
How GOODNESS is used
Goodness is common in everyday speech, in exclamations and in descriptions of character or food.
- Her goodness shone through in everything she did.
- Wholemeal bread is packed with goodness.
- Thank goodness the train was late too.
- Goodness, is that the time already?
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GOODNESS and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GOODNESS
1 longer words begin with GOODNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in GOODNESS
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Common questions about GOODNESS
- Is GOODNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GOODNESS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GOODNESS worth?
- GOODNESS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GOODNESS mean?
- The quality of being morally good, kind or excellent, or the healthy, nourishing part of food.
- What letters can be added to GOODNESS?
- No single letter can be added to GOODNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GOODNESS:
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