SPARSENESS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SPARSENESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPARSENESS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPARSENESS is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPARSENESS
No single letter turns SPARSENESS into another word.
How SPARSENESS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SPARSENESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 4 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPARSENESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SPARSENESS
- The letter S appears four times in SPARSENESS.
- SPARSENESS 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 SPARSENESS
1 longer words begin with SPARSENESS.
Shorter words from the letters in SPARSENESS
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Common questions about SPARSENESS
- Is SPARSENESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPARSENESS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPARSENESS worth?
- SPARSENESS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SPARSENESS?
- No single letter can be added to SPARSENESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SPARSENESS:
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