JOCOSENESS is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. JOCOSENESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JOCOSENESS?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JOCOSENESS is to know. It scores 19 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JOCOSENESS
No single letter turns JOCOSENESS into another word.
How JOCOSENESS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in JOCOSENESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so JOCOSENESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does JOCOSENESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
formalliterary
The quality of being playful, merry and fond of joking.
Jocoseness describes a light, teasing humour rather than sharp wit. It is a rare, rather old-fashioned word that belongs with the adjective jocose. A writer may praise or gently mock a person's jocoseness.
How JOCOSENESS is used
Rare and formal, used for a joking mood or manner.
- His jocoseness lightened the mood at the long meeting.
- The letter was full of cheerful jocoseness.
- Her jocoseness hid a serious purpose.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JOCOSENESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JOCOSENESS
1 longer words begin with JOCOSENESS.
Shorter words from the letters in JOCOSENESS
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Common questions about JOCOSENESS
- Is JOCOSENESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JOCOSENESS, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JOCOSENESS worth?
- JOCOSENESS is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JOCOSENESS mean?
- The quality of being playful, merry and fond of joking.
- What letters can be added to JOCOSENESS?
- No single letter can be added to JOCOSENESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of JOCOSENESS:
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