WISHFULNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. WISHFULNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WISHFULNESS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WISHFULNESS is to know. It scores 20 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WISHFULNESS
No single letter turns WISHFULNESS into another word.
How WISHFULNESS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in WISHFULNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WISHFULNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does WISHFULNESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
The state of longing or hoping for something to happen, often without much realism.
Wishfulness colours how people read evidence, because they see what they hope to see. It is a quiet, mildly critical word, closer to daydreaming than to firm intention.
How WISHFULNESS is used
Used in reflective or analytical writing, frequently in the phrase wishfulness rather than judgment.
- His wishfulness made him ignore every warning sign.
- There was a note of wishfulness in her voice as she described the house.
- Forecasts built on wishfulness rarely come true.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WISHFULNESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WISHFULNESS
1 longer words begin with WISHFULNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in WISHFULNESS
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Common questions about WISHFULNESS
- Is WISHFULNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WISHFULNESS, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WISHFULNESS worth?
- WISHFULNESS is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WISHFULNESS mean?
- The state of longing or hoping for something to happen, often without much realism.
- What letters can be added to WISHFULNESS?
- No single letter can be added to WISHFULNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of WISHFULNESS:
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