LOONINESS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. LOONINESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LOONINESS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LOONINESS is to know. It scores 9 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LOONINESS
No single letter turns LOONINESS into another word.
How LOONINESS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in LOONINESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LOONINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LOONINESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalhumorous
The quality of being crazy or ridiculously silly.
People use looniness in a light, joking way for wild behaviour or a mad idea, rather than for any real illness. The word suggests amusement more than criticism.
How LOONINESS is used
Informal and playful, used for harmless eccentricity.
- The looniness of the plan made everyone laugh.
- There is a certain looniness about a man who swims in January.
- Her looniness was part of her charm.
- The film celebrates the looniness of village life.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LOONINESS and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LOONINESS
1 longer words begin with LOONINESS.
Shorter words from the letters in LOONINESS
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Common questions about LOONINESS
- Is LOONINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LOONINESS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LOONINESS worth?
- LOONINESS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LOONINESS mean?
- The quality of being crazy or ridiculously silly.
- What letters can be added to LOONINESS?
- No single letter can be added to LOONINESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of LOONINESS:
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