SPORTIVENESS is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. SPORTIVENESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPORTIVENESS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPORTIVENESS is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPORTIVENESS
No single letter turns SPORTIVENESS into another word.
How SPORTIVENESS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in SPORTIVENESS, 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 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPORTIVENESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SPORTIVENESS
- SPORTIVENESS 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 SPORTIVENESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
Lively, high-spirited playfulness.
Sportiveness describes the bouncy joy of young animals or cheerful people at play. It reads as gentle and slightly poetic.
How SPORTIVENESS is used
Literary; used for playful, energetic behaviour.
- The sportiveness of the lambs filled the field.
- He answered with a smile and a touch of sportiveness.
- Sportiveness was part of her charm.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPORTIVENESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SPORTIVENESS
1 longer words begin with SPORTIVENESS.
Shorter words from the letters in SPORTIVENESS
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Common questions about SPORTIVENESS
- Is SPORTIVENESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPORTIVENESS, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPORTIVENESS worth?
- SPORTIVENESS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPORTIVENESS mean?
- Lively, high-spirited playfulness.
- What letters can be added to SPORTIVENESS?
- No single letter can be added to SPORTIVENESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of SPORTIVENESS:
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