SCORNFULNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. SCORNFULNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCORNFULNESS?
| 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: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCORNFULNESS is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCORNFULNESS
No single letter turns SCORNFULNESS into another word.
How SCORNFULNESS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in SCORNFULNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SCORNFULNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SCORNFULNESS
- SCORNFULNESS 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 SCORNFULNESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The quality of showing open contempt for someone or something.
Scornfulness is a habit or mood of looking down on others, often visible in tone of voice. It is rarer than the adjective scornful, which people use far more.
How SCORNFULNESS is used
A less common noun for a contemptuous manner.
- The scornfulness of her reply silenced the room.
- He answered with open scornfulness.
- Nothing hurt him more than the scornfulness in their eyes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCORNFULNESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SCORNFULNESS
1 longer words begin with SCORNFULNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in SCORNFULNESS
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Common questions about SCORNFULNESS
- Is SCORNFULNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCORNFULNESS, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCORNFULNESS worth?
- SCORNFULNESS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCORNFULNESS mean?
- The quality of showing open contempt for someone or something.
- What letters can be added to SCORNFULNESS?
- No single letter can be added to SCORNFULNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of SCORNFULNESS:
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