SPECIOUSNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. SPECIOUSNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPECIOUSNESS?
| 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 SPECIOUSNESS is to know. It scores 16 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPECIOUSNESS
No single letter turns SPECIOUSNESS into another word.
How SPECIOUSNESS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in SPECIOUSNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 4 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPECIOUSNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SPECIOUSNESS
- The letter S appears four times in SPECIOUSNESS.
- SPECIOUSNESS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
- SPECIOUSNESS 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 SPECIOUSNESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
The quality of seeming right or convincing while actually being false.
Speciousness is the trap of an argument that sounds plausible but falls apart under scrutiny. Spotting the speciousness of a claim usually means checking its hidden assumptions.
How SPECIOUSNESS is used
Used in debate and criticism to expose misleading reasoning.
- The speciousness of his argument became clear after a few questions.
- Lawyers exposed the speciousness of the company's defence.
- Beneath its polish lay a core of speciousness.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPECIOUSNESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SPECIOUSNESS
1 longer words begin with SPECIOUSNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in SPECIOUSNESS
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Common questions about SPECIOUSNESS
- Is SPECIOUSNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPECIOUSNESS, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPECIOUSNESS worth?
- SPECIOUSNESS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPECIOUSNESS mean?
- The quality of seeming right or convincing while actually being false.
- What letters can be added to SPECIOUSNESS?
- No single letter can be added to SPECIOUSNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of SPECIOUSNESS:
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