SPARENESS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SPARENESS 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 SPARENESS?
| 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 SPARENESS is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPARENESS
No single letter turns SPARENESS into another word.
How SPARENESS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SPARENESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPARENESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SPARENESS
- SPARENESS 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 SPARENESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The quality of being lean, plain or lacking anything extra.
Spareness can describe a thin body, a bare room or a style of writing with no ornament. Critics often praise the spareness of a poem for making each word count.
How SPARENESS is used
Used for appearance, design and writing style.
- The spareness of the room made it feel calm.
- Her prose is known for its spareness.
- He admired the spareness of the monk's cell.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPARENESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SPARENESS
1 longer words begin with SPARENESS.
Shorter words from the letters in SPARENESS
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Common questions about SPARENESS
- Is SPARENESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPARENESS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPARENESS worth?
- SPARENESS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPARENESS mean?
- The quality of being lean, plain or lacking anything extra.
- What letters can be added to SPARENESS?
- No single letter can be added to SPARENESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SPARENESS:
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