SPORTFULNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. SPORTFULNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPORTFULNESS?
| 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: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPORTFULNESS is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPORTFULNESS
No single letter turns SPORTFULNESS into another word.
How SPORTFULNESS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in SPORTFULNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPORTFULNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SPORTFULNESS
- SPORTFULNESS 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 SPORTFULNESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
A playful, light-hearted quality or mood.
Sportfulness is an old-fashioned word for frolicsome fun and high spirits. Today most writers choose playfulness instead.
How SPORTFULNESS is used
Old-fashioned; found in literary or historical writing.
- The sportfulness of the kittens delighted the visitors.
- A certain sportfulness marked his early poems.
- Her sportfulness lifted the mood of the whole party.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPORTFULNESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SPORTFULNESS
1 longer words begin with SPORTFULNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in SPORTFULNESS
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Common questions about SPORTFULNESS
- Is SPORTFULNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPORTFULNESS, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPORTFULNESS worth?
- SPORTFULNESS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPORTFULNESS mean?
- A playful, light-hearted quality or mood.
- What letters can be added to SPORTFULNESS?
- No single letter can be added to SPORTFULNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of SPORTFULNESS:
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