SWANKINESS is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. SWANKINESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SWANKINESS?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SWANKINESS is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SWANKINESS
No single letter turns SWANKINESS into another word.
How SWANKINESS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SWANKINESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SWANKINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SWANKINESS
- SWANKINESS 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 SWANKINESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
The quality of being stylish, expensive and rather showy.
Swankiness is about display: gold taps, valet parking and a doorman in a uniform. It can be admiring or teasing, depending on the speaker. The adjective swanky is far more common than this noun.
How SWANKINESS is used
Informal; describes the glossy, costly feel of a hotel, shop or party.
- The swankiness of the hotel lobby impressed every guest.
- He was put off by the swankiness of the restaurant menu.
- Some people enjoy a bit of swankiness on holiday.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SWANKINESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SWANKINESS
1 longer words begin with SWANKINESS.
Shorter words from the letters in SWANKINESS
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Common questions about SWANKINESS
- Is SWANKINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SWANKINESS, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SWANKINESS worth?
- SWANKINESS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SWANKINESS mean?
- The quality of being stylish, expensive and rather showy.
- What letters can be added to SWANKINESS?
- No single letter can be added to SWANKINESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SWANKINESS:
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