TEARLESS is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. TEARLESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TEARLESS?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TEARLESS is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TEARLESS
No single letter turns TEARLESS into another word.
How TEARLESS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TEARLESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TEARLESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about TEARLESS
- The same 8 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TEARLESS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Showing or shedding no tears.
A tearless face can mean calm, shock, or simple coldness, and the reader must work out which from the scene. The word sounds literary, so it turns up more in novels than in daily talk.
How TEARLESS is used
Tearless is mainly used in literary or descriptive writing about grief and emotion.
- She gave a tearless farewell, her eyes fixed on the horizon.
- The tearless witness described the accident in a flat voice.
- After the long illness, his grief was dry and tearless.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TEARLESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TEARLESS
The 8 tiles of TEARLESS in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with TEARLESS
1 longer words begin with TEARLESS.
Shorter words from the letters in TEARLESS
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Common questions about TEARLESS
- Is TEARLESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TEARLESS, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TEARLESS worth?
- TEARLESS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TEARLESS mean?
- Showing or shedding no tears.
- What letters can be added to TEARLESS?
- No single letter can be added to TEARLESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TEARLESS:
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