SPONGINESS is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SPONGINESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPONGINESS?
| 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 SPONGINESS is to know. It scores 13 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPONGINESS
No single letter turns SPONGINESS into another word.
How SPONGINESS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SPONGINESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPONGINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SPONGINESS
- SPONGINESS 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 SPONGINESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The soft, porous, springy quality of something like a sponge.
Sponginess may describe moss, cake, soil, or a brake pedal that feels soft under the foot. It points to a texture that gives way and then recovers, often with air or water inside.
How SPONGINESS is used
Sponginess is used for textures, and for a mechanic's complaint about a soft pedal.
- The sponginess of the moss cushioned our steps.
- A mechanic noticed sponginess in the brake pedal.
- The cake was praised for its light sponginess.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPONGINESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SPONGINESS
1 longer words begin with SPONGINESS.
Shorter words from the letters in SPONGINESS
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Common questions about SPONGINESS
- Is SPONGINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPONGINESS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPONGINESS worth?
- SPONGINESS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPONGINESS mean?
- The soft, porous, springy quality of something like a sponge.
- What letters can be added to SPONGINESS?
- No single letter can be added to SPONGINESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SPONGINESS:
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