SHININESS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SHININESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHININESS?
| 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 SHININESS is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHININESS
No single letter turns SHININESS into another word.
How SHININESS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SHININESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHININESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SHININESS
- SHININESS 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 SHININESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The bright, glossy look of a surface that reflects light.
Shininess is something shoppers judge by eye on cars, hair and polished floors, and it often fades with wear. Manufacturers sometimes add coatings simply to boost the shininess of a product on the shelf.
How SHININESS is used
Describes how reflective a surface looks, often in talk about hair, metal or paint.
- The shininess of the new coin caught everyone's eye.
- A little oil restored the shininess of the leather boots.
- Her shampoo promised extra shininess.
- Over the years the shininess of the car's paint wore off.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHININESS and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SHININESS
1 longer words begin with SHININESS.
Shorter words from the letters in SHININESS
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Common questions about SHININESS
- Is SHININESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHININESS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHININESS worth?
- SHININESS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHININESS mean?
- The bright, glossy look of a surface that reflects light.
- What letters can be added to SHININESS?
- No single letter can be added to SHININESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SHININESS:
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