POSHNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. POSHNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POSHNESS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POSHNESS is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POSHNESS
No single letter turns POSHNESS into another word.
How POSHNESS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in POSHNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POSHNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does POSHNESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
The quality of being elegant, upper-class or stylishly luxurious.
Poshness can describe a hotel, an accent or a way of life, usually with a hint of humour or mild envy. It points to surface polish more than real wealth.
How POSHNESS is used
Poshness is informal and mostly British in feel.
- The poshness of the hotel lobby surprised them.
- His accent gave away a certain poshness.
- She mocked the poshness of the restaurant menu.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POSHNESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with POSHNESS
1 longer words begin with POSHNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in POSHNESS
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Common questions about POSHNESS
- Is POSHNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POSHNESS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POSHNESS worth?
- POSHNESS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POSHNESS mean?
- The quality of being elegant, upper-class or stylishly luxurious.
- What letters can be added to POSHNESS?
- No single letter can be added to POSHNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of POSHNESS:
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