INEPTNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. INEPTNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INEPTNESS?
| 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 INEPTNESS is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INEPTNESS
No single letter turns INEPTNESS into another word.
How INEPTNESS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in INEPTNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INEPTNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does INEPTNESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
Clumsy lack of skill, or unfitness for a task.
Ineptness is usually plain to see: the dropped tray, the botched speech, the tangled cable. It points to a lack of ability rather than a lack of effort, and is a near cousin of ineptitude.
How INEPTNESS is used
The word ineptness is used to criticise clumsy performances in work, sport and public life.
- The ineptness of the first rescue attempt was painful to watch.
- His ineptness with tools meant the shelf never stayed up.
- Critics mocked the government's ineptness in handling the crisis.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INEPTNESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INEPTNESS
1 longer words begin with INEPTNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in INEPTNESS
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Common questions about INEPTNESS
- Is INEPTNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INEPTNESS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INEPTNESS worth?
- INEPTNESS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INEPTNESS mean?
- Clumsy lack of skill, or unfitness for a task.
- What letters can be added to INEPTNESS?
- No single letter can be added to INEPTNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of INEPTNESS:
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