THINNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. THINNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept THINNESS?
| 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 THINNESS is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THINNESS
No single letter turns THINNESS into another word.
How THINNESS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in THINNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so THINNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does THINNESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The quality of having little width, depth, fat or density.
Thinness can describe a sheet of paper, a person, a soup or even thin mountain air. The meaning shifts with the object, so it may sound neutral, admiring or worried. Writers often use it to stress how fragile or sparse something feels.
How THINNESS is used
Works as an abstract noun for physical objects, bodies, liquids and arguments alike.
- The thinness of the glass made the cup feel delicate.
- Doctors worried about the thinness of the patient after the illness.
- Climbers struggled with the thinness of the air near the summit.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THINNESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with THINNESS
1 longer words begin with THINNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in THINNESS
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Common questions about THINNESS
- Is THINNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THINNESS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THINNESS worth?
- THINNESS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THINNESS mean?
- The quality of having little width, depth, fat or density.
- What letters can be added to THINNESS?
- No single letter can be added to THINNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of THINNESS:
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