PENSIVENESS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. PENSIVENESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PENSIVENESS?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PENSIVENESS is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PENSIVENESS
No single letter turns PENSIVENESS into another word.
How PENSIVENESS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PENSIVENESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PENSIVENESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PENSIVENESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A quiet, serious, slightly dreamy state of deep thought.
Pensiveness is the mood of someone staring out of a window and turning an idea over. Unlike plain worry, it is gentle and often tinged with sadness.
How PENSIVENESS is used
Used in descriptions of a person's expression or mood.
- A look of pensiveness crossed his face as he read the letter.
- Her pensiveness deepened as the evening grew dark.
- The painting captures the pensiveness of an autumn afternoon.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PENSIVENESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PENSIVENESS
1 longer words begin with PENSIVENESS.
Shorter words from the letters in PENSIVENESS
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Common questions about PENSIVENESS
- Is PENSIVENESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PENSIVENESS, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PENSIVENESS worth?
- PENSIVENESS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PENSIVENESS mean?
- A quiet, serious, slightly dreamy state of deep thought.
- What letters can be added to PENSIVENESS?
- No single letter can be added to PENSIVENESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PENSIVENESS:
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