LIVENESS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. LIVENESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LIVENESS?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LIVENESS is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LIVENESS
Front hooks — 1
alivenessBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How LIVENESS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LIVENESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LIVENESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about LIVENESS
- The same 8 tiles also spell 4 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LIVENESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The quality of being alive, or of being heard or seen as it happens.
Sound engineers use liveness for the lively echo of a room, and broadcasters for the feel of an event as it unfolds. Computer scientists apply it to a program that keeps making progress.
How LIVENESS is used
Liveness has several technical senses depending on the field.
- The hall's liveness made every note ring.
- Viewers valued the liveness of the broadcast.
- Testing checked the liveness of the system after the crash.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LIVENESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LIVENESS
The 8 tiles of LIVENESS in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with LIVENESS
1 longer words begin with LIVENESS.
Shorter words from the letters in LIVENESS
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Common questions about LIVENESS
- Is LIVENESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LIVENESS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LIVENESS worth?
- LIVENESS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LIVENESS mean?
- The quality of being alive, or of being heard or seen as it happens.
- What letters can be added to LIVENESS?
- LIVENESS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LIVENESS:
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