HOLLOWNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. HOLLOWNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOLLOWNESS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOLLOWNESS is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOLLOWNESS
No single letter turns HOLLOWNESS into another word.
How HOLLOWNESS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in HOLLOWNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HOLLOWNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HOLLOWNESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The state of having an empty space inside, or the quality of lacking real meaning or sincerity.
Hollowness can be literal, like the hollowness of a drum, or figurative, as when praise rings false. A sound is also said to have hollowness when it echoes as in an empty container.
How HOLLOWNESS is used
Used for physical emptiness, empty sounds, and insincere words or feelings.
- The hollowness of the tree trunk surprised the woodcutter.
- He felt a deep hollowness after the news.
- The hollowness of their promises was soon clear.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOLLOWNESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOLLOWNESS
1 longer words begin with HOLLOWNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in HOLLOWNESS
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Common questions about HOLLOWNESS
- Is HOLLOWNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOLLOWNESS, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOLLOWNESS worth?
- HOLLOWNESS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOLLOWNESS mean?
- The state of having an empty space inside, or the quality of lacking real meaning or sincerity.
- What letters can be added to HOLLOWNESS?
- No single letter can be added to HOLLOWNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of HOLLOWNESS:
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