VOICELESS is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. VOICELESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VOICELESS?
| 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 VOICELESS is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VOICELESS
No single letter turns VOICELESS into another word.
How VOICELESS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in VOICELESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VOICELESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does VOICELESS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Having no voice, or no say in decisions; in phonetics, spoken without vibrating the vocal cords.
Campaigners call the powerless voiceless when they speak up on their behalf. In linguistics the sounds p, t, k and s are voiceless consonants, and you can feel the difference by touching your throat as you say them.
How VOICELESS is used
Voiceless is used for people denied a say and for consonants in phonetics.
- The charity speaks for the voiceless in the city.
- The sound s is a voiceless consonant.
- He felt voiceless in meetings dominated by his boss.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VOICELESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VOICELESS
3 longer words begin with VOICELESS.
Shorter words from the letters in VOICELESS
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Common questions about VOICELESS
- Is VOICELESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VOICELESS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VOICELESS worth?
- VOICELESS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VOICELESS mean?
- Having no voice, or no say in decisions; in phonetics, spoken without vibrating the vocal cords.
- What letters can be added to VOICELESS?
- No single letter can be added to VOICELESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of VOICELESS:
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