OAFISHNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. OAFISHNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OAFISHNESS?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OAFISHNESS is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OAFISHNESS
No single letter turns OAFISHNESS into another word.
How OAFISHNESS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in OAFISHNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OAFISHNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OAFISHNESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
Clumsy, awkward and stupid behaviour.
The oaf behind oafishness is a lumbering, dull-witted person, so the noun implies both physical clumsiness and a lack of sense or manners. It is usually a mildly scornful or comic word.
How OAFISHNESS is used
Used in informal criticism of boorish or clumsy conduct, as in sheer oafishness.
- His oafishness at the dinner table embarrassed everyone.
- She put up with years of his oafishness.
- The comedy relies on the oafishness of its hero.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OAFISHNESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OAFISHNESS
1 longer words begin with OAFISHNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in OAFISHNESS
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Common questions about OAFISHNESS
- Is OAFISHNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OAFISHNESS, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OAFISHNESS worth?
- OAFISHNESS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OAFISHNESS mean?
- Clumsy, awkward and stupid behaviour.
- What letters can be added to OAFISHNESS?
- No single letter can be added to OAFISHNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of OAFISHNESS:
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