GREEDINESS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. GREEDINESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GREEDINESS?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GREEDINESS is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GREEDINESS
No single letter turns GREEDINESS into another word.
How GREEDINESS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in GREEDINESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GREEDINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GREEDINESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
An excessive and selfish desire for more food, money or possessions than one needs.
Greediness can concern a hungry child at a feast or a tycoon chasing profit. The noun greed is more common, but greediness stresses the habit of character.
How GREEDINESS is used
Used for appetite and for money or power.
- His greediness left nothing for the others.
- The story warns against the greediness of kings.
- She apologised for her greediness at dinner.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GREEDINESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GREEDINESS
The 10 tiles of GREEDINESS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GREEDINESS
1 longer words begin with GREEDINESS.
Shorter words from the letters in GREEDINESS
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Common questions about GREEDINESS
- Is GREEDINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GREEDINESS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GREEDINESS worth?
- GREEDINESS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GREEDINESS mean?
- An excessive and selfish desire for more food, money or possessions than one needs.
- What letters can be added to GREEDINESS?
- No single letter can be added to GREEDINESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of GREEDINESS:
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