LITERATENESS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. LITERATENESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LITERATENESS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LITERATENESS is to know. It scores 12 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LITERATENESS
No single letter turns LITERATENESS into another word.
How LITERATENESS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in LITERATENESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LITERATENESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LITERATENESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
The condition of being able to read and write.
Literacy is the usual word; literateness is a rarer synonym that stresses the state of the person. It can also hint at being well read. Researchers occasionally pick it to avoid the other meaning of literacy in their field.
How LITERATENESS is used
Rare noun, seen mostly in academic prose.
- The survey measured the literateness of adults in the region.
- Rising literateness changed how news spread through the villages.
- Her literateness opened doors that were closed to her mother.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LITERATENESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LITERATENESS
1 longer words begin with LITERATENESS.
Shorter words from the letters in LITERATENESS
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Common questions about LITERATENESS
- Is LITERATENESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LITERATENESS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LITERATENESS worth?
- LITERATENESS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LITERATENESS mean?
- The condition of being able to read and write.
- What letters can be added to LITERATENESS?
- No single letter can be added to LITERATENESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of LITERATENESS:
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