LUBBERLINESS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. LUBBERLINESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LUBBERLINESS?
| 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 LUBBERLINESS is to know. It scores 16 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LUBBERLINESS
No single letter turns LUBBERLINESS into another word.
How LUBBERLINESS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in LUBBERLINESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 2 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LUBBERLINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LUBBERLINESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaicliterary
The quality of being clumsy, heavy and awkward, like a big lumbering oaf.
Lubberliness is an old-fashioned word drawn from lubber, a clumsy fellow, and from sailors' mockery of landsmen. Writers use lubberliness for a hulking, ungainly manner.
How LUBBERLINESS is used
Lubberliness is used in literary description of awkward, bulky people.
- The lubberliness of the new recruit made the sergeant sigh.
- Her brother's lubberliness was the family joke.
- He crossed the deck with an air of lubberliness.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LUBBERLINESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LUBBERLINESS
1 longer words begin with LUBBERLINESS.
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Common questions about LUBBERLINESS
- Is LUBBERLINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LUBBERLINESS, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LUBBERLINESS worth?
- LUBBERLINESS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LUBBERLINESS mean?
- The quality of being clumsy, heavy and awkward, like a big lumbering oaf.
- What letters can be added to LUBBERLINESS?
- No single letter can be added to LUBBERLINESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of LUBBERLINESS:
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