WITNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. WITNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WITNESS?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WITNESS is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WITNESS
No single letter turns WITNESS into another word.
How WITNESS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in WITNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 343,098.
What does WITNESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who sees an event happen, or who gives evidence about it in court.
In law a witness may testify under oath, and a second kind of witness signs a document to confirm that the signer did so freely. The word also covers a thing that stands as proof, and as a verb it means to see something take place.
How WITNESS is used
Witness is used for onlookers, for court testimony and for people who sign documents, and also as a verb.
- The only witness to the accident gave a statement to the police.
- A neighbour acted as witness when she signed the will.
- The defence called a witness who had seen the car leave.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WITNESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of WITNESS
The 7 tiles of WITNESS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with WITNESS
6 longer words begin with WITNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in WITNESS
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Common questions about WITNESS
- Is WITNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WITNESS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WITNESS worth?
- WITNESS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WITNESS mean?
- A person who sees an event happen, or who gives evidence about it in court.
- What letters can be added to WITNESS?
- No single letter can be added to WITNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of WITNESS:
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