PASTINESS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PASTINESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PASTINESS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PASTINESS is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PASTINESS
No single letter turns PASTINESS into another word.
How PASTINESS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PASTINESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PASTINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PASTINESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The quality of looking pale and unhealthy, or of being soft and sticky like paste.
Pastiness is used for a sickly, colourless complexion, and also for food or dough that feels gluey in the mouth. Which sense is meant is usually clear from whether the writer is describing a face or a recipe.
How PASTINESS is used
Used in descriptions of faces and complexions, and in cooking about heavy, sticky texture.
- The pastiness of his face alarmed the nurse.
- Too much flour gave the sauce an unpleasant pastiness.
- Long hours indoors left her with a winter pastiness.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PASTINESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PASTINESS
The 9 tiles of PASTINESS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PASTINESS
1 longer words begin with PASTINESS.
Shorter words from the letters in PASTINESS
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Common questions about PASTINESS
- Is PASTINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PASTINESS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PASTINESS worth?
- PASTINESS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PASTINESS mean?
- The quality of looking pale and unhealthy, or of being soft and sticky like paste.
- What letters can be added to PASTINESS?
- No single letter can be added to PASTINESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PASTINESS:
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