LATENESS is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. LATENESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LATENESS?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LATENESS is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LATENESS
No single letter turns LATENESS into another word.
How LATENESS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LATENESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LATENESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LATENESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The fact of arriving or happening after the expected time, or of being far on in the day or season.
Lateness is the noun people reach for when a delay becomes a problem, as in school rules or work reviews. It can also describe the hour itself, so the lateness of the evening means that it is already well advanced.
How LATENESS is used
Lateness is used for missed times and for the advanced stage of a day, a season or an event.
- The teacher wrote a note about his repeated lateness.
- Because of the lateness of the hour, we stayed the night.
- Her lateness to the meeting annoyed everyone.
- The lateness of spring worried the farmers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LATENESS and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LATENESS
1 longer words begin with LATENESS.
Shorter words from the letters in LATENESS
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Common questions about LATENESS
- Is LATENESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LATENESS, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LATENESS worth?
- LATENESS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LATENESS mean?
- The fact of arriving or happening after the expected time, or of being far on in the day or season.
- What letters can be added to LATENESS?
- No single letter can be added to LATENESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LATENESS:
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