TENSILENESSES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. TENSILENESSES 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 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept TENSILENESSES?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TENSILENESSES is to know. It scores 13 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TENSILENESSES
No single letter turns TENSILENESSES into another word.
How TENSILENESSES scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in TENSILENESSES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 4 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| s | 4 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TENSILENESSES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about TENSILENESSES
- The letter E appears four times in TENSILENESSES.
- The letter S appears four times in TENSILENESSES.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in TENSILENESSES
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Common questions about TENSILENESSES
- Is TENSILENESSES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and TENSILENESSES is not in it.
- How many points is TENSILENESSES worth?
- TENSILENESSES is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to TENSILENESSES?
- No single letter can be added to TENSILENESSES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of TENSILENESSES:
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