SEAMINESS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SEAMINESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SEAMINESS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SEAMINESS is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SEAMINESS
No single letter turns SEAMINESS into another word.
How SEAMINESS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SEAMINESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SEAMINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SEAMINESS
- SEAMINESS 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 SEAMINESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The quality of being sordid, shabby or morally unpleasant.
Seaminess clings to places and stories that feel run-down or disreputable, like a dingy bar or a scandal. The word comes from the rough, unfinished side of a seam in sewing.
How SEAMINESS is used
Used of seedy settings, behaviour or reputations.
- The seaminess of the hotel put off most guests.
- Reporters dug into the seaminess behind the deal.
- The film revels in the seaminess of the city's docks.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SEAMINESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SEAMINESS
1 longer words begin with SEAMINESS.
Shorter words from the letters in SEAMINESS
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Common questions about SEAMINESS
- Is SEAMINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SEAMINESS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SEAMINESS worth?
- SEAMINESS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SEAMINESS mean?
- The quality of being sordid, shabby or morally unpleasant.
- What letters can be added to SEAMINESS?
- No single letter can be added to SEAMINESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SEAMINESS:
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