PENNILESSNESSES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. PENNILESSNESSES is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PENNILESSNESSES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
How PENNILESSNESSES scores
Face value of the 15 tiles in PENNILESSNESSES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 4 | 12 |
| n | 3 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 5 | 4 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. PENNILESSNESSES needs 1 blank tile.
What stands out about PENNILESSNESSES
- The letter E appears four times in PENNILESSNESSES.
- The letter S appears five times in PENNILESSNESSES.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PENNILESSNESSES mean in Scrabble?
noun
Separate spells of having no money at all, counted as more than one instance.
Abstract nouns of this shape rarely take a plural, and forcing one produces a word that means separate spells of the condition rather than the condition itself. Pennilessnesses is a curiosity of word lists more than of prose, and anybody who used it twice would be doing so on purpose.
How PENNILESSNESSES is used
Plural of pennilessness. Very rare; the singular covers every ordinary use.
- The memoir counts his pennilessnesses as separate chapters.
- Two pennilessnesses in one decade is a pattern rather than bad luck.
- The word pennilessnesses is longer than most of what it describes.
- He writes about the pennilessnesses of his twenties without self-pity.
- Nobody needs pennilessnesses except somebody counting them.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PENNILESSNESSES and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PENNILESSNESSES
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Common questions about PENNILESSNESSES
- Is PENNILESSNESSES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PENNILESSNESSES is not in it.
- How many points is PENNILESSNESSES worth?
- PENNILESSNESSES is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PENNILESSNESSES mean?
- Separate spells of having no money at all, counted as more than one instance.
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