OTIOSENESS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. OTIOSENESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OTIOSENESS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OTIOSENESS 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 OTIOSENESS
No single letter turns OTIOSENESS into another word.
How OTIOSENESS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in OTIOSENESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OTIOSENESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OTIOSENESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
literaryrare
The state of being pointless, futile or serving no useful purpose.
Otioseness suggests more than mere idleness; it points to effort or words that achieve nothing. Critics sometimes use it for passages in a book that add nothing to the story.
How OTIOSENESS is used
Otioseness is a rare, bookish noun used in critical or philosophical writing.
- The otioseness of the whole exercise became obvious by the second hour.
- Reviewers pointed to the otioseness of the extra chapters.
- He felt a creeping otioseness in his daily routine.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OTIOSENESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OTIOSENESS
1 longer words begin with OTIOSENESS.
Shorter words from the letters in OTIOSENESS
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Common questions about OTIOSENESS
- Is OTIOSENESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OTIOSENESS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OTIOSENESS worth?
- OTIOSENESS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OTIOSENESS mean?
- The state of being pointless, futile or serving no useful purpose.
- What letters can be added to OTIOSENESS?
- No single letter can be added to OTIOSENESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of OTIOSENESS:
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