PITIABLENESS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. PITIABLENESS 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 PITIABLENESS?
| 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 PITIABLENESS is to know. It scores 16 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PITIABLENESS
No single letter turns PITIABLENESS into another word.
How PITIABLENESS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in PITIABLENESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PITIABLENESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PITIABLENESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
The quality of deserving pity, or of being sadly poor or inadequate.
Pitiableness is a rare, rather bookish word. It can express genuine compassion for a sad situation, or contempt for something feeble. Most writers would pick the adjective pitiable instead.
How PITIABLENESS is used
Used rarely, in literary or formal descriptions of a sorry state.
- The pitiableness of the stray dog moved everyone.
- He was struck by the pitiableness of their living conditions.
- Nobody could ignore the pitiableness of his excuse.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PITIABLENESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PITIABLENESS
1 longer words begin with PITIABLENESS.
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Common questions about PITIABLENESS
- Is PITIABLENESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PITIABLENESS, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PITIABLENESS worth?
- PITIABLENESS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PITIABLENESS mean?
- The quality of deserving pity, or of being sadly poor or inadequate.
- What letters can be added to PITIABLENESS?
- No single letter can be added to PITIABLENESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of PITIABLENESS:
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