PETTINESS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PETTINESS 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 PETTINESS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PETTINESS is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PETTINESS
No single letter turns PETTINESS into another word.
How PETTINESS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PETTINESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PETTINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PETTINESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
A narrow-minded concern with small and unimportant matters, often with a hint of spite.
Pettiness shows up in quarrels over who took the last biscuit or who sent the email first. Most people forgive a mistake more easily than a show of pettiness.
How PETTINESS is used
Pettiness is used as a criticism of behaviour, in offices, families and politics alike.
- The pettiness of the argument embarrassed everyone.
- He was tired of the pettiness in the department.
- Her pettiness showed when she refused to share the credit.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PETTINESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PETTINESS
The 9 tiles of PETTINESS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PETTINESS
1 longer words begin with PETTINESS.
Shorter words from the letters in PETTINESS
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Common questions about PETTINESS
- Is PETTINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PETTINESS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PETTINESS worth?
- PETTINESS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PETTINESS mean?
- A narrow-minded concern with small and unimportant matters, often with a hint of spite.
- What letters can be added to PETTINESS?
- No single letter can be added to PETTINESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PETTINESS:
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