VERBOSENESS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. VERBOSENESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VERBOSENESS?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VERBOSENESS is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VERBOSENESS
No single letter turns VERBOSENESS into another word.
How VERBOSENESS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in VERBOSENESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VERBOSENESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does VERBOSENESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The habit of using many more words than are needed.
Verboseness makes writing slow and tiring, because the point is buried under filler. Editors cut it by removing repeated ideas and empty phrases, while the shorter word verbosity means about the same.
How VERBOSENESS is used
A criticism of speeches, essays and reports.
- The verboseness of the report hid its main finding.
- His verboseness made every meeting run long.
- The editor marked the verboseness in red ink.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VERBOSENESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VERBOSENESS
1 longer words begin with VERBOSENESS.
Shorter words from the letters in VERBOSENESS
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Common questions about VERBOSENESS
- Is VERBOSENESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VERBOSENESS, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VERBOSENESS worth?
- VERBOSENESS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VERBOSENESS mean?
- The habit of using many more words than are needed.
- What letters can be added to VERBOSENESS?
- No single letter can be added to VERBOSENESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of VERBOSENESS:
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