SUNLESS is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. SUNLESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SUNLESS?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SUNLESS is to know. It scores 7 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUNLESS
No single letter turns SUNLESS into another word.
How SUNLESS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SUNLESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,474 thousand.
What stands out about SUNLESS
- SUNLESS 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 SUNLESS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Having no sunshine, either because of cloud or because of being shaded.
A sunless day feels grey and cold, and a sunless room stays dark even at noon. Writers use sunless to set a gloomy mood.
How SUNLESS is used
Sunless can describe weather, places or whole seasons.
- It was a cold, sunless afternoon.
- The sunless valley never warmed.
- They lived in a sunless basement flat.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SUNLESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SUNLESS
3 longer words begin with SUNLESS.
Shorter words from the letters in SUNLESS
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Common questions about SUNLESS
- Is SUNLESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUNLESS, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SUNLESS worth?
- SUNLESS is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SUNLESS mean?
- Having no sunshine, either because of cloud or because of being shaded.
- What letters can be added to SUNLESS?
- No single letter can be added to SUNLESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SUNLESS:
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