ORNATENESS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ORNATENESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ORNATENESS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ORNATENESS is to know. It scores 10 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ORNATENESS
No single letter turns ORNATENESS into another word.
How ORNATENESS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ORNATENESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ORNATENESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ORNATENESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The quality of being richly decorated or elaborate in style.
The ornateness of a palace might show in gilded ceilings and carved doors, while that of a speech lies in long, showy phrases. Depending on the speaker, the word can be admiring or faintly critical.
How ORNATENESS is used
Ornateness is used for architecture, design, jewellery and florid writing.
- The ornateness of the cathedral left the visitors speechless.
- Critics complained about the ornateness of his prose.
- The ornateness of the carved frame almost overwhelmed the small painting.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ORNATENESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ORNATENESS
1 longer words begin with ORNATENESS.
Shorter words from the letters in ORNATENESS
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Common questions about ORNATENESS
- Is ORNATENESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ORNATENESS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ORNATENESS worth?
- ORNATENESS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ORNATENESS mean?
- The quality of being richly decorated or elaborate in style.
- What letters can be added to ORNATENESS?
- No single letter can be added to ORNATENESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ORNATENESS:
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