GUSTINESS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. GUSTINESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GUSTINESS?
| 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: 24 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GUSTINESS is to know. It scores 10 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GUSTINESS
No single letter turns GUSTINESS into another word.
How GUSTINESS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in GUSTINESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GUSTINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GUSTINESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The quality of blowing in sudden, strong bursts of wind.
Gustiness is what sailors and pilots watch for, since steady wind is easier to handle than wind that comes in shoves. Forecasts mention gustiness when the peaks of wind are much higher than the average.
How GUSTINESS is used
Used in weather reports and sailing.
- The gustiness of the afternoon made kite flying hard.
- Sailors worried about the gustiness near the headland.
- The forecast warned of gustiness along the coast.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GUSTINESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GUSTINESS
The 9 tiles of GUSTINESS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GUSTINESS
1 longer words begin with GUSTINESS.
Shorter words from the letters in GUSTINESS
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Common questions about GUSTINESS
- Is GUSTINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GUSTINESS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GUSTINESS worth?
- GUSTINESS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GUSTINESS mean?
- The quality of blowing in sudden, strong bursts of wind.
- What letters can be added to GUSTINESS?
- No single letter can be added to GUSTINESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of GUSTINESS:
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