SELECTNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SELECTNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SELECTNESS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SELECTNESS is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SELECTNESS
No single letter turns SELECTNESS into another word.
How SELECTNESS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SELECTNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SELECTNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SELECTNESS
- SELECTNESS 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 SELECTNESS
1 longer words begin with SELECTNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in SELECTNESS
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Common questions about SELECTNESS
- Is SELECTNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SELECTNESS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SELECTNESS worth?
- SELECTNESS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SELECTNESS?
- No single letter can be added to SELECTNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SELECTNESS:
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