WILINESS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. WILINESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WILINESS?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WILINESS is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WILINESS
No single letter turns WILINESS into another word.
How WILINESS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in WILINESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WILINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does WILINESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
Cleverness in gaining an advantage by cunning or trickery.
Folk tales prize wiliness in foxes, thieves and bargaining merchants, where it earns grudging admiration. The word suggests quick, sly thinking more than brute strength.
How WILINESS is used
Wiliness describes sly, crafty behaviour.
- The fox escaped through sheer wiliness.
- Her wiliness at the negotiating table surprised the rivals.
- Fables often celebrate the wiliness of small creatures.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WILINESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WILINESS
1 longer words begin with WILINESS.
Shorter words from the letters in WILINESS
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Common questions about WILINESS
- Is WILINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WILINESS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WILINESS worth?
- WILINESS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WILINESS mean?
- Cleverness in gaining an advantage by cunning or trickery.
- What letters can be added to WILINESS?
- No single letter can be added to WILINESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of WILINESS:
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