SPOOKINESS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. SPOOKINESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPOOKINESS?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPOOKINESS is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPOOKINESS
No single letter turns SPOOKINESS into another word.
How SPOOKINESS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SPOOKINESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPOOKINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SPOOKINESS
- SPOOKINESS 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 SPOOKINESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
The quality of being eerie, ghostly or mildly frightening.
Spookiness is the atmosphere of a place or moment rather than a real danger. Fog, creaking floors and a lack of light all add to it.
How SPOOKINESS is used
Spookiness is used for atmosphere, especially around Halloween and ghost stories.
- The spookiness of the empty hallway made him walk faster.
- Fog added to the spookiness of the old graveyard.
- Children love the harmless spookiness of a campfire tale.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPOOKINESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SPOOKINESS
1 longer words begin with SPOOKINESS.
Shorter words from the letters in SPOOKINESS
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Common questions about SPOOKINESS
- Is SPOOKINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPOOKINESS, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPOOKINESS worth?
- SPOOKINESS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPOOKINESS mean?
- The quality of being eerie, ghostly or mildly frightening.
- What letters can be added to SPOOKINESS?
- No single letter can be added to SPOOKINESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SPOOKINESS:
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