WIRELESS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. WIRELESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WIRELESS?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WIRELESS is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WIRELESS
No single letter turns WIRELESS into another word.
How WIRELESS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in WIRELESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WIRELESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does WIRELESS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Working without wires, usually by using radio signals.
Today it describes headphones, internet connections and chargers. In older British speech the wireless was simply a household radio set.
How WIRELESS is used
Wireless covers modern cable-free devices and, in older usage, the radio.
- She paired her wireless headphones with the phone.
- The cafe offers free wireless internet.
- Grandfather listened to the wireless every evening.
- A wireless mouse sat beside the laptop.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WIRELESS and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WIRELESS
4 longer words begin with WIRELESS.
Shorter words from the letters in WIRELESS
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Common questions about WIRELESS
- Is WIRELESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WIRELESS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WIRELESS worth?
- WIRELESS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WIRELESS mean?
- Working without wires, usually by using radio signals.
- What letters can be added to WIRELESS?
- No single letter can be added to WIRELESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of WIRELESS:
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