JAUNTINESS is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. JAUNTINESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JAUNTINESS?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JAUNTINESS is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JAUNTINESS
No single letter turns JAUNTINESS into another word.
How JAUNTINESS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in JAUNTINESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so JAUNTINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does JAUNTINESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
A cheerful, confident and slightly showy liveliness of manner or appearance.
Jauntiness is seen in a quick step, a tilted hat or a breezy tone. It suggests someone pleased with themselves, though usually in a likeable and light-hearted way.
How JAUNTINESS is used
Jauntiness describes a person's walk, dress or tone, often in descriptive fiction.
- The jauntiness of his stride lifted everyone on the platform.
- She wore a red scarf with real jauntiness.
- A touch of jauntiness crept into the old song.
- His jauntiness faded when the bill arrived.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JAUNTINESS and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JAUNTINESS
1 longer words begin with JAUNTINESS.
Shorter words from the letters in JAUNTINESS
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Common questions about JAUNTINESS
- Is JAUNTINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JAUNTINESS, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JAUNTINESS worth?
- JAUNTINESS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JAUNTINESS mean?
- A cheerful, confident and slightly showy liveliness of manner or appearance.
- What letters can be added to JAUNTINESS?
- No single letter can be added to JAUNTINESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of JAUNTINESS:
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