RAUNCHINESS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. RAUNCHINESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RAUNCHINESS?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RAUNCHINESS is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RAUNCHINESS
Front hooks — 1
craunchinessBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How RAUNCHINESS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in RAUNCHINESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RAUNCHINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RAUNCHINESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
The quality of being crude, bawdy or openly sexual in a way meant to amuse or shock.
Reviewers use it for comedy, lyrics and films that push past polite limits. Raunchiness points to the flavour of the humour more than to any single scene.
How RAUNCHINESS is used
Informal; used in reviews and casual talk about entertainment.
- The raunchiness of the show kept the parents away.
- Critics praised the film's wit but not its raunchiness.
- Her raunchiness on stage was part of the act.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RAUNCHINESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RAUNCHINESS
1 longer words begin with RAUNCHINESS.
Shorter words from the letters in RAUNCHINESS
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Common questions about RAUNCHINESS
- Is RAUNCHINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RAUNCHINESS, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RAUNCHINESS worth?
- RAUNCHINESS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RAUNCHINESS mean?
- The quality of being crude, bawdy or openly sexual in a way meant to amuse or shock.
- What letters can be added to RAUNCHINESS?
- RAUNCHINESS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of RAUNCHINESS:
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