LOUSINESS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. LOUSINESS 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 LOUSINESS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 24 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LOUSINESS is to know. It scores 9 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LOUSINESS
No single letter turns LOUSINESS into another word.
How LOUSINESS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in LOUSINESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LOUSINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LOUSINESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
The state of being very poor in quality, or of being infested with lice.
In casual speech lousiness describes something disappointing, such as bad service or a dreadful mood. The older, literal meaning is an infestation by lice, which is how the slang sense began.
How LOUSINESS is used
Informal when used for poor quality; literal in medical or historical writing about lice.
- Nobody could excuse the lousiness of the hotel.
- The lousiness of the weather ruined our picnic.
- Historical accounts of trench life mention the lousiness of the soldiers.
- He apologised for the lousiness of his reply.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LOUSINESS and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LOUSINESS
1 longer words begin with LOUSINESS.
Shorter words from the letters in LOUSINESS
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Common questions about LOUSINESS
- Is LOUSINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LOUSINESS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LOUSINESS worth?
- LOUSINESS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LOUSINESS mean?
- The state of being very poor in quality, or of being infested with lice.
- What letters can be added to LOUSINESS?
- No single letter can be added to LOUSINESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of LOUSINESS:
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