SLOWNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SLOWNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SLOWNESS?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SLOWNESS is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SLOWNESS
No single letter turns SLOWNESS into another word.
How SLOWNESS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SLOWNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SLOWNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SLOWNESS
- SLOWNESS 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 SLOWNESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The quality of moving, working or happening at a low speed or taking a long time.
Users complain about the slowness of an old computer, while others describe a leisurely pace as a pleasant slowness. The word can also refer, less kindly, to a lack of quick understanding.
How SLOWNESS is used
Slowness may describe speed, delay or dullness of mind, depending on the sentence.
- The slowness of the queue annoyed everyone.
- He apologised for the slowness of his reply.
- There was a pleasant slowness to the summer days.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SLOWNESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SLOWNESS
The 8 tiles of SLOWNESS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SLOWNESS
1 longer words begin with SLOWNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in SLOWNESS
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Common questions about SLOWNESS
- Is SLOWNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SLOWNESS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SLOWNESS worth?
- SLOWNESS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SLOWNESS mean?
- The quality of moving, working or happening at a low speed or taking a long time.
- What letters can be added to SLOWNESS?
- No single letter can be added to SLOWNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SLOWNESS:
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