TINNINESS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. TINNINESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TINNINESS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TINNINESS is to know. It scores 9 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TINNINESS
No single letter turns TINNINESS into another word.
How TINNINESS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in TINNINESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 3 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TINNINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TINNINESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
A thin, metallic sound quality, or a taste or smell reminiscent of tin.
Audio reviewers complain of tinniness when small speakers lack bass and everything sounds like a transistor radio. Food from poorly lined cans can have a similar metallic edge on the tongue.
How TINNINESS is used
Used for weak, metallic-sounding audio and occasionally for a metallic flavour.
- The tinniness of the old speakers ruined the music.
- A faint tinniness lingered in the canned soup.
- Adding a bass boost reduced the tinniness of the recording.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TINNINESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TINNINESS
1 longer words begin with TINNINESS.
Shorter words from the letters in TINNINESS
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Common questions about TINNINESS
- Is TINNINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TINNINESS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TINNINESS worth?
- TINNINESS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TINNINESS mean?
- A thin, metallic sound quality, or a taste or smell reminiscent of tin.
- What letters can be added to TINNINESS?
- No single letter can be added to TINNINESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of TINNINESS:
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