GROWTHINESS is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. GROWTHINESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GROWTHINESS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GROWTHINESS is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GROWTHINESS
No single letter turns GROWTHINESS into another word.
How GROWTHINESS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in GROWTHINESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GROWTHINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GROWTHINESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
The quality of an animal that grows and puts on weight unusually fast.
Livestock breeders talk about growthiness when judging calves, lambs or pigs that thrive and fill out quickly. The word hardly ever appears outside farming.
How GROWTHINESS is used
A rare farming and breeding term.
- The breeder was pleased with the growthiness of the new calves.
- Growthiness is one trait that the sire passes on to his offspring.
- Buyers at the auction looked for growthiness and sturdy legs.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GROWTHINESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GROWTHINESS
1 longer words begin with GROWTHINESS.
Shorter words from the letters in GROWTHINESS
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Common questions about GROWTHINESS
- Is GROWTHINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GROWTHINESS, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GROWTHINESS worth?
- GROWTHINESS is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GROWTHINESS mean?
- The quality of an animal that grows and puts on weight unusually fast.
- What letters can be added to GROWTHINESS?
- No single letter can be added to GROWTHINESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of GROWTHINESS:
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