SUNLESSNESS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. SUNLESSNESS 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 11 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept SUNLESSNESS?
| 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: 23 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SUNLESSNESS is to know. It scores 11 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUNLESSNESS
No single letter turns SUNLESSNESS into another word.
How SUNLESSNESS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in SUNLESSNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 5 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. SUNLESSNESS needs 1 blank tile.
What stands out about SUNLESSNESS
- The letter S appears five times in SUNLESSNESS.
- SUNLESSNESS 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 SUNLESSNESS
1 longer words begin with SUNLESSNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in SUNLESSNESS
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Common questions about SUNLESSNESS
- Is SUNLESSNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUNLESSNESS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SUNLESSNESS worth?
- SUNLESSNESS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SUNLESSNESS?
- No single letter can be added to SUNLESSNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of SUNLESSNESS:
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