STRIKINGNESS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. STRIKINGNESS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 17 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept STRIKINGNESS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STRIKINGNESS is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STRIKINGNESS
No single letter turns STRIKINGNESS into another word.
How STRIKINGNESS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in STRIKINGNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so STRIKINGNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about STRIKINGNESS
- STRIKINGNESS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with STRIKINGNESS
1 longer words begin with STRIKINGNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in STRIKINGNESS
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Common questions about STRIKINGNESS
- Is STRIKINGNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STRIKINGNESS, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STRIKINGNESS worth?
- STRIKINGNESS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to STRIKINGNESS?
- No single letter can be added to STRIKINGNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of STRIKINGNESS:
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