POROUSNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. POROUSNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POROUSNESS?
| 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: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POROUSNESS is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POROUSNESS
No single letter turns POROUSNESS into another word.
How POROUSNESS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in POROUSNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POROUSNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does POROUSNESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The condition of having tiny holes that let liquid or air pass through.
Porousness decides how a material behaves in water, so soil, stone, and fabric are all described by it. A high degree of porousness means moisture is absorbed quickly.
How POROUSNESS is used
Porousness is used in science, building, and gardening.
- The porousness of the sandstone lets rainwater soak straight in.
- Gardeners test the porousness of the soil before planting.
- Too much porousness in the hull would sink the boat.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POROUSNESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with POROUSNESS
1 longer words begin with POROUSNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in POROUSNESS
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Common questions about POROUSNESS
- Is POROUSNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POROUSNESS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POROUSNESS worth?
- POROUSNESS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POROUSNESS mean?
- The condition of having tiny holes that let liquid or air pass through.
- What letters can be added to POROUSNESS?
- No single letter can be added to POROUSNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of POROUSNESS:
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