GORINESS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. GORINESS 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 GORINESS?
| 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 GORINESS is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GORINESS
No single letter turns GORINESS into another word.
How GORINESS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GORINESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GORINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GORINESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The quality of being gory, involving blood and violence.
Goriness is the word critics reach for when judging how much blood a film, game or story shows. It measures the visual shock rather than the plot behind it.
How GORINESS is used
Goriness is typically used in reviews of horror films and violent stories.
- Parents were warned about the goriness of the opening scene.
- The goriness of the battlefield painting made several visitors look away.
- Reviewers disagreed on whether the goriness added to the story or distracted from it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GORINESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GORINESS
The 8 tiles of GORINESS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GORINESS
1 longer words begin with GORINESS.
Shorter words from the letters in GORINESS
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Common questions about GORINESS
- Is GORINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GORINESS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GORINESS worth?
- GORINESS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GORINESS mean?
- The quality of being gory, involving blood and violence.
- What letters can be added to GORINESS?
- No single letter can be added to GORINESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GORINESS:
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