SANGUINENESS is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SANGUINENESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SANGUINENESS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SANGUINENESS is to know. It scores 13 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SANGUINENESS
No single letter turns SANGUINENESS into another word.
How SANGUINENESS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in SANGUINENESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 3 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SANGUINENESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SANGUINENESS
- SANGUINENESS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SANGUINENESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
A cheerful, hopeful and confident outlook, especially when the situation is difficult.
Sanguineness comes from the old idea that a ruddy, blood-dominated temperament produced optimism. Today it simply praises a person who stays upbeat, though it may also hint that the hope is a little unrealistic.
How SANGUINENESS is used
Formal and literary; the adjective sanguine is far more frequent.
- Her sanguineness surprised us after such a poor result.
- The sanguineness of the investors faded quickly.
- He met the diagnosis with remarkable sanguineness.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SANGUINENESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SANGUINENESS
1 longer words begin with SANGUINENESS.
Shorter words from the letters in SANGUINENESS
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Common questions about SANGUINENESS
- Is SANGUINENESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SANGUINENESS, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SANGUINENESS worth?
- SANGUINENESS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SANGUINENESS mean?
- A cheerful, hopeful and confident outlook, especially when the situation is difficult.
- What letters can be added to SANGUINENESS?
- No single letter can be added to SANGUINENESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of SANGUINENESS:
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