PRECIOUSNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. PRECIOUSNESS 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 PRECIOUSNESS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PRECIOUSNESS is to know. It scores 16 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PRECIOUSNESS
No single letter turns PRECIOUSNESS into another word.
How PRECIOUSNESS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in PRECIOUSNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PRECIOUSNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PRECIOUSNESS
- PRECIOUSNESS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Anagrams of PRECIOUSNESS
The 12 tiles of PRECIOUSNESS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PRECIOUSNESS
1 longer words begin with PRECIOUSNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in PRECIOUSNESS
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Common questions about PRECIOUSNESS
- Is PRECIOUSNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PRECIOUSNESS, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PRECIOUSNESS worth?
- PRECIOUSNESS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PRECIOUSNESS?
- No single letter can be added to PRECIOUSNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of PRECIOUSNESS:
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