SEARNESS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points
It depends on the list you play by. SEARNESS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 8 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SEARNESS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SEARNESS is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SEARNESS
No single letter turns SEARNESS into another word.
How SEARNESS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SEARNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SEARNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SEARNESS
- SEARNESS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with SEARNESS
1 longer words begin with SEARNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in SEARNESS
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Common questions about SEARNESS
- Is SEARNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SEARNESS is not in it.
- How many points is SEARNESS worth?
- SEARNESS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SEARNESS?
- No single letter can be added to SEARNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SEARNESS:
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