WIRINESS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. WIRINESS 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 WIRINESS?
| 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 WIRINESS is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WIRINESS
No single letter turns WIRINESS into another word.
How WIRINESS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in WIRINESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WIRINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does WIRINESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The quality of being lean, tough and strong despite a slender build.
Runners, climbers and farmers are often praised for wiriness, since it suggests endurance packed into a slight frame. It can also describe stiff, coarse hair or fur.
How WIRINESS is used
Wiriness describes lean strength in people, animals or hair.
- The marathoner's wiriness belied his small size.
- Her wiriness let her climb all day without tiring.
- The terrier's coat had a distinct wiriness.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WIRINESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WIRINESS
1 longer words begin with WIRINESS.
Shorter words from the letters in WIRINESS
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Common questions about WIRINESS
- Is WIRINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WIRINESS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WIRINESS worth?
- WIRINESS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WIRINESS mean?
- The quality of being lean, tough and strong despite a slender build.
- What letters can be added to WIRINESS?
- No single letter can be added to WIRINESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of WIRINESS:
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