THRIFTINESS is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. THRIFTINESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept THRIFTINESS?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THRIFTINESS is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THRIFTINESS
No single letter turns THRIFTINESS into another word.
How THRIFTINESS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in THRIFTINESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so THRIFTINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does THRIFTINESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The habit of spending money carefully and avoiding waste.
Thriftiness is usually praised as a household virtue, the opposite of extravagance. It differs from stinginess because a thrifty person spends sensibly rather than refusing to spend at all.
How THRIFTINESS is used
Used when describing a careful, economical attitude toward money, food or resources, usually with approval.
- Her thriftiness meant that nothing in the kitchen was ever thrown away.
- The family's thriftiness paid off when prices rose sharply.
- He admired the thriftiness of his grandparents, who mended everything.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THRIFTINESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with THRIFTINESS
1 longer words begin with THRIFTINESS.
Shorter words from the letters in THRIFTINESS
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Common questions about THRIFTINESS
- Is THRIFTINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THRIFTINESS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THRIFTINESS worth?
- THRIFTINESS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THRIFTINESS mean?
- The habit of spending money carefully and avoiding waste.
- What letters can be added to THRIFTINESS?
- No single letter can be added to THRIFTINESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of THRIFTINESS:
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