JOYOUSNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. JOYOUSNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JOYOUSNESS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JOYOUSNESS is to know. It scores 20 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JOYOUSNESS
No single letter turns JOYOUSNESS into another word.
How JOYOUSNESS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in JOYOUSNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so JOYOUSNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does JOYOUSNESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The quality of being full of joy, or a feeling of great happiness.
Joyousness suggests happiness that shows in a person, a song, or an occasion. It is a slightly more formal cousin of joy.
How JOYOUSNESS is used
Joyousness describes festivals, music, faces, and moods.
- The joyousness of the festival spread through the streets.
- Her voice carried a rare joyousness that day.
- Children bring an easy joyousness to the holiday table.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JOYOUSNESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JOYOUSNESS
1 longer words begin with JOYOUSNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in JOYOUSNESS
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Common questions about JOYOUSNESS
- Is JOYOUSNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JOYOUSNESS, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JOYOUSNESS worth?
- JOYOUSNESS is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JOYOUSNESS mean?
- The quality of being full of joy, or a feeling of great happiness.
- What letters can be added to JOYOUSNESS?
- No single letter can be added to JOYOUSNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of JOYOUSNESS:
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