SCURVINESS is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. SCURVINESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCURVINESS?
| 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 SCURVINESS is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCURVINESS
No single letter turns SCURVINESS into another word.
How SCURVINESS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SCURVINESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SCURVINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SCURVINESS
- SCURVINESS 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 SCURVINESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
The condition of being mean, vile, or contemptible.
Scurviness comes from scurvy used as an insult, as in a scurvy trick, and it names the baseness behind it. It is a rare, colourful noun for low character. It has no direct link to the vitamin deficiency in everyday use, though the two words share a root.
How SCURVINESS is used
Scurviness is rare and humorous or literary, used for meanness of character.
- Everyone was shocked by the scurviness of his betrayal.
- The scurviness of the offer was plain to see.
- Pirates in the story bragged about their own scurviness.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCURVINESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SCURVINESS
1 longer words begin with SCURVINESS.
Shorter words from the letters in SCURVINESS
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Common questions about SCURVINESS
- Is SCURVINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCURVINESS, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCURVINESS worth?
- SCURVINESS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCURVINESS mean?
- The condition of being mean, vile, or contemptible.
- What letters can be added to SCURVINESS?
- No single letter can be added to SCURVINESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SCURVINESS:
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