SCALINESS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SCALINESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCALINESS?
| 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 SCALINESS is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCALINESS
No single letter turns SCALINESS into another word.
How SCALINESS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SCALINESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SCALINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SCALINESS
- SCALINESS 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 SCALINESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The condition of having a rough, flaking or scale-covered surface.
Scaliness is what a dry-skin patch, a reptile hide or an old pine cone looks like up close. It points to texture, often with a hint of dryness or disease.
How SCALINESS is used
Applied to skin, bark, leaves or any flaky surface.
- The cream is meant to reduce scaliness on the elbows.
- Scaliness along the stem warned the gardener of an insect pest.
- The scaliness of the old paint made it easy to peel.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCALINESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SCALINESS
1 longer words begin with SCALINESS.
Shorter words from the letters in SCALINESS
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Common questions about SCALINESS
- Is SCALINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCALINESS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCALINESS worth?
- SCALINESS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCALINESS mean?
- The condition of having a rough, flaking or scale-covered surface.
- What letters can be added to SCALINESS?
- No single letter can be added to SCALINESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SCALINESS:
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