SHININGNESS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. SHININGNESS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SHININGNESS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHININGNESS is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHININGNESS
No single letter turns SHININGNESS into another word.
How SHININGNESS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in SHININGNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 3 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHININGNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SHININGNESS
- SHININGNESS 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 SHININGNESS
1 longer words begin with SHININGNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in SHININGNESS
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Common questions about SHININGNESS
- Is SHININGNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SHININGNESS is not in it.
- How many points is SHININGNESS worth?
- SHININGNESS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SHININGNESS?
- No single letter can be added to SHININGNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of SHININGNESS:
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