SOOTINESS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SOOTINESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SOOTINESS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SOOTINESS is to know. It scores 9 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SOOTINESS
No single letter turns SOOTINESS into another word.
How SOOTINESS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SOOTINESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SOOTINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SOOTINESS
- SOOTINESS 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 SOOTINESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The condition of being covered with soot or coloured like soot.
Sootiness describes the black dust left by smoke on chimneys, walls and faces. It can also describe a very dark shade without any real soot involved.
How SOOTINESS is used
Used for surfaces blackened by smoke and for deep dark colours.
- The sootiness of the chimney surprised the sweep.
- Candle smoke added a sootiness to the ceiling.
- A faint sootiness clung to the old stove.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SOOTINESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SOOTINESS
1 longer words begin with SOOTINESS.
Shorter words from the letters in SOOTINESS
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Common questions about SOOTINESS
- Is SOOTINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SOOTINESS, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SOOTINESS worth?
- SOOTINESS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SOOTINESS mean?
- The condition of being covered with soot or coloured like soot.
- What letters can be added to SOOTINESS?
- No single letter can be added to SOOTINESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SOOTINESS:
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