SWARTHINESS is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. SWARTHINESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SWARTHINESS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SWARTHINESS is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SWARTHINESS
No single letter turns SWARTHINESS into another word.
How SWARTHINESS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in SWARTHINESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SWARTHINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SWARTHINESS
- SWARTHINESS 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 SWARTHINESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A dark colour of the skin or complexion.
Older novels often describe the swarthiness of a sailor or traveller weathered by sun. The word is dated and may sound careless in modern writing.
How SWARTHINESS is used
Found mainly in older literary descriptions.
- His swarthiness set him apart from the pale clerks.
- The novel noted the swarthiness of the sailor.
- Years at sea had given her a certain swarthiness.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SWARTHINESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SWARTHINESS
1 longer words begin with SWARTHINESS.
Shorter words from the letters in SWARTHINESS
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Common questions about SWARTHINESS
- Is SWARTHINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SWARTHINESS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SWARTHINESS worth?
- SWARTHINESS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SWARTHINESS mean?
- A dark colour of the skin or complexion.
- What letters can be added to SWARTHINESS?
- No single letter can be added to SWARTHINESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of SWARTHINESS:
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