OLDNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. OLDNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OLDNESS?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OLDNESS is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OLDNESS
Back hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How OLDNESS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OLDNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 289,489.
What does OLDNESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The state or quality of being old.
Oldness describes how far something has aged, whether a building, a custom or a person. It is a plain noun and is often chosen over age when the point is the quality of being ancient.
How OLDNESS is used
Oldness is an uncommon but ordinary noun used for objects and ideas.
- The oldness of the manuscript made it fragile.
- He admired the oldness of the village church.
- There is a charm in the oldness of worn stone steps.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OLDNESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OLDNESS
1 longer words begin with OLDNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in OLDNESS
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Common questions about OLDNESS
- Is OLDNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OLDNESS, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OLDNESS worth?
- OLDNESS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OLDNESS mean?
- The state or quality of being old.
- What letters can be added to OLDNESS?
- OLDNESS takes 2 hooks: 2 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OLDNESS:
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