LEANNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. LEANNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LEANNESS?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LEANNESS is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LEANNESS
Front hooks — 1
cleannessBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How LEANNESS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LEANNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LEANNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LEANNESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The quality of having little fat on the body or, more broadly, of being thin and spare.
Leanness can describe an athlete's build, a cut of meat or a business run with no waste. The word suggests trimmed-down efficiency more than weakness, which is where it differs from thinness used as a complaint.
How LEANNESS is used
Leanness is used for bodies, meat and also for budgets or prose that have been stripped of excess.
- The runner's leanness showed in every stride.
- Butchers advertise the leanness of the beef.
- The leanness of the company's staff left little room for error.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LEANNESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LEANNESS
1 longer words begin with LEANNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in LEANNESS
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Common questions about LEANNESS
- Is LEANNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LEANNESS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LEANNESS worth?
- LEANNESS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LEANNESS mean?
- The quality of having little fat on the body or, more broadly, of being thin and spare.
- What letters can be added to LEANNESS?
- LEANNESS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LEANNESS:
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