SELECTIVENESS is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. SELECTIVENESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SELECTIVENESS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SELECTIVENESS is to know. It scores 18 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SELECTIVENESS
No single letter turns SELECTIVENESS into another word.
How SELECTIVENESS scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in SELECTIVENESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| e | 4 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SELECTIVENESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SELECTIVENESS
- The letter E appears four times in SELECTIVENESS.
- SELECTIVENESS 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 SELECTIVENESS
1 longer words begin with SELECTIVENESS.
Shorter words from the letters in SELECTIVENESS
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Common questions about SELECTIVENESS
- Is SELECTIVENESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SELECTIVENESS, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SELECTIVENESS worth?
- SELECTIVENESS is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SELECTIVENESS?
- No single letter can be added to SELECTIVENESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of SELECTIVENESS:
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