PATNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. PATNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PATNESS?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PATNESS is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PATNESS
No single letter turns PATNESS into another word.
How PATNESS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PATNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 343,098.
What stands out about PATNESS
- The same 7 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PATNESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
The quality of being exactly suitable or fitting for the occasion.
Patness is seldom met outside careful writing. It praises a remark or comparison for fitting so neatly that nothing needs adding. It is the noun for the adjective pat in its sense of apt.
How PATNESS is used
Patness is a rare literary noun for something neatly fitting.
- Critics admired the patness of his closing line.
- There was a patness about the timing that seemed almost planned.
- The patness of the metaphor made it memorable.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PATNESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PATNESS
The 7 tiles of PATNESS in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with PATNESS
1 longer words begin with PATNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in PATNESS
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Common questions about PATNESS
- Is PATNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PATNESS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PATNESS worth?
- PATNESS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PATNESS mean?
- The quality of being exactly suitable or fitting for the occasion.
- What letters can be added to PATNESS?
- No single letter can be added to PATNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PATNESS:
Open PATNESS in the Word Finder