POETICALNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. POETICALNESS 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 POETICALNESS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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 POETICALNESS is to know. It scores 16 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POETICALNESS
No single letter turns POETICALNESS into another word.
How POETICALNESS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in POETICALNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POETICALNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does POETICALNESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
The quality of being poetic in style or feeling.
Poeticalness is an uncommon word and most writers use poetry-related terms like poetic beauty instead. It might describe a passage of prose that has the rhythm or imagery of verse. The word reads as slightly old-fashioned.
How POETICALNESS is used
Used rarely, in literary criticism or reflective prose.
- The poeticalness of the novel lies in its imagery.
- Critics praised the poeticalness of her letters.
- A certain poeticalness colours even his shopping lists.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POETICALNESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with POETICALNESS
1 longer words begin with POETICALNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in POETICALNESS
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Common questions about POETICALNESS
- Is POETICALNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POETICALNESS, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POETICALNESS worth?
- POETICALNESS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POETICALNESS mean?
- The quality of being poetic in style or feeling.
- What letters can be added to POETICALNESS?
- No single letter can be added to POETICALNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of POETICALNESS:
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