MOURNFULNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. MOURNFULNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MOURNFULNESS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MOURNFULNESS is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MOURNFULNESS
No single letter turns MOURNFULNESS into another word.
How MOURNFULNESS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in MOURNFULNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MOURNFULNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MOURNFULNESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
A deep, gloomy sadness, especially one that shows in a person's look, voice or music.
Mournfulness is more than passing sadness; it hangs over a scene like a mood. Writers use it for a slow song, a grey evening or a long face.
How MOURNFULNESS is used
Used to describe a lingering, sorrowful mood in people, sounds and places.
- The mournfulness of the cello filled the hall.
- There was a quiet mournfulness in his eyes.
- A strange mournfulness settled over the village after the news.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MOURNFULNESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MOURNFULNESS
1 longer words begin with MOURNFULNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in MOURNFULNESS
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Common questions about MOURNFULNESS
- Is MOURNFULNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MOURNFULNESS, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MOURNFULNESS worth?
- MOURNFULNESS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MOURNFULNESS mean?
- A deep, gloomy sadness, especially one that shows in a person's look, voice or music.
- What letters can be added to MOURNFULNESS?
- No single letter can be added to MOURNFULNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of MOURNFULNESS:
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