RANCIDNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. RANCIDNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RANCIDNESS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RANCIDNESS is to know. It scores 13 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RANCIDNESS
No single letter turns RANCIDNESS into another word.
How RANCIDNESS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in RANCIDNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RANCIDNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RANCIDNESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The sour, unpleasant smell or taste of fat or oil that has gone off.
Rancidness develops when fats react with air over time, which is why old nuts and butter turn harsh. The smell is sharp enough to warn you before you taste anything. Cool, dark storage slows it down.
How RANCIDNESS is used
Rancidness is mostly used about spoiled food, especially butter, nuts and cooking oil.
- The rancidness of the old butter made her wrinkle her nose.
- Light and heat speed up the rancidness of cooking oil.
- He could taste the rancidness in the stale nuts.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RANCIDNESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RANCIDNESS
1 longer words begin with RANCIDNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in RANCIDNESS
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Common questions about RANCIDNESS
- Is RANCIDNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RANCIDNESS, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RANCIDNESS worth?
- RANCIDNESS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RANCIDNESS mean?
- The sour, unpleasant smell or taste of fat or oil that has gone off.
- What letters can be added to RANCIDNESS?
- No single letter can be added to RANCIDNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of RANCIDNESS:
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