WILDNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. WILDNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WILDNESS?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WILDNESS is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WILDNESS
No single letter turns WILDNESS into another word.
How WILDNESS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in WILDNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WILDNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about WILDNESS
- The same 8 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does WILDNESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The quality of being untamed, uncultivated or lacking restraint.
Wildness may describe a stretch of untouched land, an animal that will not be domesticated or a burst of unchecked emotion. Writers on nature often use it to praise places left as they are.
How WILDNESS is used
Used for landscapes, animals and behaviour.
- The wildness of the moor drew walkers from far away.
- There was a wildness in her laughter that surprised them.
- Campers came to enjoy the wildness of the coast.
- Years of neglect had restored the garden to its former wildness.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WILDNESS and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of WILDNESS
The 8 tiles of WILDNESS in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with WILDNESS
1 longer words begin with WILDNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in WILDNESS
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Common questions about WILDNESS
- Is WILDNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WILDNESS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WILDNESS worth?
- WILDNESS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WILDNESS mean?
- The quality of being untamed, uncultivated or lacking restraint.
- What letters can be added to WILDNESS?
- No single letter can be added to WILDNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of WILDNESS:
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