SCREWINESS is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. SCREWINESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCREWINESS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCREWINESS is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCREWINESS
No single letter turns SCREWINESS into another word.
How SCREWINESS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SCREWINESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SCREWINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SCREWINESS
- SCREWINESS 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 SCREWINESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
The quality of being odd, eccentric, or absurdly unconventional.
Screwiness is a playful, slightly affectionate word for behaviour that is off-kilter without being dangerous. It suits comedies, quirky characters, and plans that make little sense. It comes from screwy and carries a light, humorous tone.
How SCREWINESS is used
Screwiness is informal, mainly used in American English to describe quirky or zany behaviour.
- The screwiness of the plot is half the charm of the film.
- Nobody could explain the screwiness of his daily routine.
- She embraced the screwiness of her large, noisy family.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCREWINESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SCREWINESS
1 longer words begin with SCREWINESS.
Shorter words from the letters in SCREWINESS
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Common questions about SCREWINESS
- Is SCREWINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCREWINESS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCREWINESS worth?
- SCREWINESS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCREWINESS mean?
- The quality of being odd, eccentric, or absurdly unconventional.
- What letters can be added to SCREWINESS?
- No single letter can be added to SCREWINESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SCREWINESS:
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