STODGINESS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. STODGINESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STODGINESS?
| 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 STODGINESS is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STODGINESS
No single letter turns STODGINESS into another word.
How STODGINESS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in STODGINESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so STODGINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about STODGINESS
- STODGINESS 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 STODGINESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The dull, heavy, overly formal quality of something or someone unimaginative.
People use stodginess to criticise a style, a meal or a personality that feels dense and uninspired. It suggests solid but unexciting, like an overcooked pudding or a very old-fashioned committee.
How STODGINESS is used
Used of food, writing, institutions and people, always with a mildly critical tone.
- The stodginess of the menu put off younger diners.
- Reviewers blamed the novel's stodginess on its long speeches.
- He fought the stodginess of the old firm with bold new ideas.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STODGINESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with STODGINESS
1 longer words begin with STODGINESS.
Shorter words from the letters in STODGINESS
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Common questions about STODGINESS
- Is STODGINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STODGINESS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STODGINESS worth?
- STODGINESS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STODGINESS mean?
- The dull, heavy, overly formal quality of something or someone unimaginative.
- What letters can be added to STODGINESS?
- No single letter can be added to STODGINESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of STODGINESS:
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