SENSIBLENESS is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SENSIBLENESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SENSIBLENESS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SENSIBLENESS is to know. It scores 14 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SENSIBLENESS
No single letter turns SENSIBLENESS into another word.
How SENSIBLENESS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in SENSIBLENESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 4 | 4 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SENSIBLENESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SENSIBLENESS
- The letter S appears four times in SENSIBLENESS.
- SENSIBLENESS 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 SENSIBLENESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The quality of showing good judgement and practical wisdom.
Sensibleness is the habit of choosing the practical, reasonable option. It is a plain virtue, and the word is seldom used for anything exciting.
How SENSIBLENESS is used
Mildly old-fashioned; sensibleness is the noun for acting in a sensible way.
- Her sensibleness kept the family out of debt.
- He admired the sensibleness of the plan.
- A certain sensibleness guided every decision she made.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SENSIBLENESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SENSIBLENESS
1 longer words begin with SENSIBLENESS.
Shorter words from the letters in SENSIBLENESS
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Common questions about SENSIBLENESS
- Is SENSIBLENESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SENSIBLENESS, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SENSIBLENESS worth?
- SENSIBLENESS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SENSIBLENESS mean?
- The quality of showing good judgement and practical wisdom.
- What letters can be added to SENSIBLENESS?
- No single letter can be added to SENSIBLENESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of SENSIBLENESS:
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