SLAVISHNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. SLAVISHNESS 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 SLAVISHNESS?
| 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 SLAVISHNESS is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SLAVISHNESS
No single letter turns SLAVISHNESS into another word.
How SLAVISHNESS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in SLAVISHNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 4 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SLAVISHNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SLAVISHNESS
- The letter S appears four times in SLAVISHNESS.
- SLAVISHNESS 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 SLAVISHNESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
Blind and servile obedience, or copying without any independent thought.
Slavishness is criticism aimed at those who follow orders or models without question. An artist can be accused of slavishness to a famous teacher. The term suggests weakness of will rather than loyalty.
How SLAVISHNESS is used
Used critically about imitation, flattery and unthinking obedience.
- His slavishness to the rules made him useless in a crisis.
- Critics mocked the slavishness of the copy.
- Slavishness toward fashion rarely produces style.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SLAVISHNESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SLAVISHNESS
1 longer words begin with SLAVISHNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in SLAVISHNESS
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Common questions about SLAVISHNESS
- Is SLAVISHNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SLAVISHNESS, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SLAVISHNESS worth?
- SLAVISHNESS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SLAVISHNESS mean?
- Blind and servile obedience, or copying without any independent thought.
- What letters can be added to SLAVISHNESS?
- No single letter can be added to SLAVISHNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of SLAVISHNESS:
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