SHABBINESS is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. SHABBINESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHABBINESS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHABBINESS is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHABBINESS
No single letter turns SHABBINESS into another word.
How SHABBINESS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SHABBINESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHABBINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SHABBINESS
- SHABBINESS 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 SHABBINESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The condition of looking worn, dirty or poorly kept; or mean and unfair conduct.
Shabbiness shows in frayed cuffs and peeling paint, but it can also describe a stingy or dishonest act. Either way it suggests a lack of care or decency.
How SHABBINESS is used
Shabbiness is used for places, clothes and, in a figurative sense, behaviour.
- The shabbiness of the hotel surprised them.
- He was ashamed of the shabbiness of his coat.
- Nobody forgave the shabbiness of his treatment of her.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHABBINESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SHABBINESS
1 longer words begin with SHABBINESS.
Shorter words from the letters in SHABBINESS
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Common questions about SHABBINESS
- Is SHABBINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHABBINESS, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHABBINESS worth?
- SHABBINESS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHABBINESS mean?
- The condition of looking worn, dirty or poorly kept; or mean and unfair conduct.
- What letters can be added to SHABBINESS?
- No single letter can be added to SHABBINESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SHABBINESS:
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