SCANTINESS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SCANTINESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCANTINESS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCANTINESS is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCANTINESS
No single letter turns SCANTINESS into another word.
How SCANTINESS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SCANTINESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SCANTINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SCANTINESS
- SCANTINESS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with SCANTINESS
1 longer words begin with SCANTINESS.
Shorter words from the letters in SCANTINESS
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Common questions about SCANTINESS
- Is SCANTINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCANTINESS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCANTINESS worth?
- SCANTINESS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SCANTINESS?
- No single letter can be added to SCANTINESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SCANTINESS:
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