WHITENESS is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. WHITENESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WHITENESS?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHITENESS is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHITENESS
No single letter turns WHITENESS into another word.
How WHITENESS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in WHITENESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WHITENESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does WHITENESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The quality or state of being white in colour.
Whiteness can describe snow, paper or teeth, but it also suggests purity, paleness or cleanness. In social discussion the word is sometimes used for the identity of belonging to a light-skinned group.
How WHITENESS is used
Used for physical colour, for paleness of skin and, in social writing, for racial identity.
- The whiteness of the fresh snow hurt their eyes.
- Fear drained all colour and left only whiteness in her face.
- The laundry advert promised extra whiteness.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WHITENESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WHITENESS
1 longer words begin with WHITENESS.
Shorter words from the letters in WHITENESS
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Common questions about WHITENESS
- Is WHITENESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHITENESS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WHITENESS worth?
- WHITENESS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WHITENESS mean?
- The quality or state of being white in colour.
- What letters can be added to WHITENESS?
- No single letter can be added to WHITENESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of WHITENESS:
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