WISENESS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. WISENESS 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 WISENESS?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WISENESS 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 WISENESS
No single letter turns WISENESS into another word.
How WISENESS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in WISENESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WISENESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does WISENESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
The quality of showing sound judgment gained from experience and knowledge.
Most writers choose wisdom instead, so wiseness feels slightly unusual and deliberate. It names a trait of character rather than a body of facts, and it suits reflective or old-fashioned prose.
How WISENESS is used
Wiseness appears mainly in literary or reflective writing, where it stresses a personal trait.
- Her wiseness showed in the calm way she settled the quarrel.
- People trusted the old teacher for his wiseness more than for his learning.
- There was a quiet wiseness in the child's answer.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WISENESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WISENESS
1 longer words begin with WISENESS.
Shorter words from the letters in WISENESS
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Common questions about WISENESS
- Is WISENESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WISENESS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WISENESS worth?
- WISENESS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WISENESS mean?
- The quality of showing sound judgment gained from experience and knowledge.
- What letters can be added to WISENESS?
- No single letter can be added to WISENESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of WISENESS:
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