NUMBNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. NUMBNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NUMBNESS?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NUMBNESS is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NUMBNESS
No single letter turns NUMBNESS into another word.
How NUMBNESS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in NUMBNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NUMBNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NUMBNESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
A loss of feeling or the power to move in part of the body; also a dulled lack of emotion.
Numbness can come from cold, a trapped nerve or an injury, and doctors take it seriously when it appears suddenly. In a figurative sense it describes the dazed, flat feeling after bad news.
How NUMBNESS is used
Numbness is used both for physical loss of sensation and for emotional shock.
- She felt a creeping numbness in her fingers.
- Numbness in the leg sent him to the doctor.
- A strange numbness settled over her after the funeral.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NUMBNESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NUMBNESS
1 longer words begin with NUMBNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in NUMBNESS
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Common questions about NUMBNESS
- Is NUMBNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NUMBNESS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NUMBNESS worth?
- NUMBNESS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NUMBNESS mean?
- A loss of feeling or the power to move in part of the body; also a dulled lack of emotion.
- What letters can be added to NUMBNESS?
- No single letter can be added to NUMBNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of NUMBNESS:
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