THORNINESS is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. THORNINESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept THORNINESS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THORNINESS is to know. It scores 13 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THORNINESS
No single letter turns THORNINESS into another word.
How THORNINESS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in THORNINESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so THORNINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does THORNINESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The condition of being covered in thorns, or of being difficult and troublesome.
Gardeners notice the thorniness of a rose bush on their sleeves, while negotiators speak of the thorniness of a dispute. In both cases something sharp makes handling it painful.
How THORNINESS is used
Thorniness can be literal for plants or figurative for hard problems.
- The thorniness of the hedge kept animals out.
- Lawyers dreaded the thorniness of the issue.
- Gloves are essential given the thorniness of the briars.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THORNINESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with THORNINESS
1 longer words begin with THORNINESS.
Shorter words from the letters in THORNINESS
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Common questions about THORNINESS
- Is THORNINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THORNINESS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THORNINESS worth?
- THORNINESS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THORNINESS mean?
- The condition of being covered in thorns, or of being difficult and troublesome.
- What letters can be added to THORNINESS?
- No single letter can be added to THORNINESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of THORNINESS:
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