HASTINESS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. HASTINESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HASTINESS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HASTINESS is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HASTINESS
No single letter turns HASTINESS into another word.
How HASTINESS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in HASTINESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HASTINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HASTINESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The tendency to act too quickly, without taking enough care or thought.
Hastiness is blamed for typing errors, bad purchases and angry messages sent in a moment of temper. It differs from plain speed because it hints that something important was skipped.
How HASTINESS is used
Speakers use hastiness when warning about rushed decisions or when excusing mistakes.
- His hastiness cost the team the match.
- She apologised for the hastiness of her reply.
- A little less hastiness would have saved us a lot of trouble.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HASTINESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HASTINESS
1 longer words begin with HASTINESS.
Shorter words from the letters in HASTINESS
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Common questions about HASTINESS
- Is HASTINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HASTINESS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HASTINESS worth?
- HASTINESS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HASTINESS mean?
- The tendency to act too quickly, without taking enough care or thought.
- What letters can be added to HASTINESS?
- No single letter can be added to HASTINESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HASTINESS:
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