SWINISHNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. SWINISHNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SWINISHNESS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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 SWINISHNESS is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SWINISHNESS
No single letter turns SWINISHNESS into another word.
How SWINISHNESS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in SWINISHNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 4 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SWINISHNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SWINISHNESS
- The letter S appears four times in SWINISHNESS.
- SWINISHNESS 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 SWINISHNESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
Disgusting, greedy or contemptible behaviour of the kind associated with pigs.
The swinishness of a rude or gluttonous host can spoil an evening. Writers reach for the word to show strong disgust at manners or morals.
How SWINISHNESS is used
Used as a harsh criticism of behaviour.
- Nobody forgave his swinishness at the dinner.
- The review attacked the swinishness of the crowd.
- Such swinishness deserves a sharp reply.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SWINISHNESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SWINISHNESS
1 longer words begin with SWINISHNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in SWINISHNESS
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Common questions about SWINISHNESS
- Is SWINISHNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SWINISHNESS, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SWINISHNESS worth?
- SWINISHNESS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SWINISHNESS mean?
- Disgusting, greedy or contemptible behaviour of the kind associated with pigs.
- What letters can be added to SWINISHNESS?
- No single letter can be added to SWINISHNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of SWINISHNESS:
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