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 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 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
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 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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