SCRAWNINESS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. SCRAWNINESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCRAWNINESS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCRAWNINESS is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCRAWNINESS
No single letter turns SCRAWNINESS into another word.
How SCRAWNINESS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in SCRAWNINESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SCRAWNINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SCRAWNINESS
- SCRAWNINESS 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 SCRAWNINESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The condition of being unattractively thin, bony and undersized.
Scrawniness suggests more than slimness: the person, animal or plant looks underfed or stunted. A scrawny chicken or a gangly teenager might both be described this way, usually without much kindness.
How SCRAWNINESS is used
Used for people, animals and plants; the scrawniness of something implies it lacks flesh or vigour.
- The scrawniness of the stray kitten made everyone want to feed it.
- He was teased about his scrawniness until he grew taller.
- The scrawniness of the seedlings showed how little light they had got.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCRAWNINESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SCRAWNINESS
1 longer words begin with SCRAWNINESS.
Shorter words from the letters in SCRAWNINESS
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Common questions about SCRAWNINESS
- Is SCRAWNINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCRAWNINESS, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCRAWNINESS worth?
- SCRAWNINESS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCRAWNINESS mean?
- The condition of being unattractively thin, bony and undersized.
- What letters can be added to SCRAWNINESS?
- No single letter can be added to SCRAWNINESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of SCRAWNINESS:
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