RESSENTIMENT is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. RESSENTIMENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RESSENTIMENT?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RESSENTIMENT is to know. It scores 14 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RESSENTIMENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ressentimentsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RESSENTIMENT scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in RESSENTIMENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RESSENTIMENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RESSENTIMENT mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A deep, lasting bitterness felt by someone who feels powerless to act against the cause.
Ressentiment is a term from philosophy, tied to Nietzsche, for envy and hostility that stay bottled up. It differs from ordinary anger because it has no outlet and keeps growing.
How RESSENTIMENT is used
Used in philosophy, sociology and cultural criticism; ressentiment keeps its French spelling.
- The author traced the movement to a long-simmering ressentiment.
- Nietzsche wrote at length about ressentiment.
- Their ressentiment grew with every unanswered complaint.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RESSENTIMENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RESSENTIMENT
1 longer words begin with RESSENTIMENT.
Shorter words from the letters in RESSENTIMENT
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Common questions about RESSENTIMENT
- Is RESSENTIMENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RESSENTIMENT, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RESSENTIMENT worth?
- RESSENTIMENT is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RESSENTIMENT mean?
- A deep, lasting bitterness felt by someone who feels powerless to act against the cause.
- What letters can be added to RESSENTIMENT?
- RESSENTIMENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of RESSENTIMENT:
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