WAVINESS is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. WAVINESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WAVINESS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WAVINESS is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WAVINESS
No single letter turns WAVINESS into another word.
How WAVINESS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in WAVINESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WAVINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does WAVINESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The quality of curving gently in and out, like a wave.
Hairdressers speak of waviness when hair bends in loose curves rather than staying straight or forming tight curls. Engineers also measure it as an unwanted unevenness in a surface.
How WAVINESS is used
Used of hair, lines, edges and surfaces.
- She disliked the waviness of her hair in damp weather.
- The waviness of the metal sheet showed it had been poorly rolled.
- The artist exaggerated the waviness of the coastline.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WAVINESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WAVINESS
1 longer words begin with WAVINESS.
Shorter words from the letters in WAVINESS
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Common questions about WAVINESS
- Is WAVINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WAVINESS, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WAVINESS worth?
- WAVINESS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WAVINESS mean?
- The quality of curving gently in and out, like a wave.
- What letters can be added to WAVINESS?
- No single letter can be added to WAVINESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of WAVINESS:
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