SELFLESS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SELFLESS 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 SELFLESS?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SELFLESS is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SELFLESS
No single letter turns SELFLESS into another word.
How SELFLESS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SELFLESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SELFLESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SELFLESS
- SELFLESS 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 SELFLESS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Concerned more with the needs and wishes of other people than with one's own.
A selfless act is done without hope of reward or credit. People praise nurses, rescuers and volunteers as selfless when they put others first at some cost to themselves.
How SELFLESS is used
Selfless is a favourable word, used about people and their actions.
- The selfless doctor worked through the night to help the injured.
- It was a selfless gesture to give up her seat.
- He admired his mother for her selfless devotion to the family.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SELFLESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SELFLESS
3 longer words begin with SELFLESS.
Shorter words from the letters in SELFLESS
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Common questions about SELFLESS
- Is SELFLESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SELFLESS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SELFLESS worth?
- SELFLESS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SELFLESS mean?
- Concerned more with the needs and wishes of other people than with one's own.
- What letters can be added to SELFLESS?
- No single letter can be added to SELFLESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SELFLESS:
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