WITTINESS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. WITTINESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WITTINESS?
| 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 WITTINESS is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WITTINESS
No single letter turns WITTINESS into another word.
How WITTINESS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in WITTINESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WITTINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does WITTINESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The gift of saying clever, amusing things with quick and playful use of words.
Wittiness depends on timing as much as vocabulary, since a clever remark falls flat if it arrives too late. Critics often single it out when reviewing comedies and essays.
How WITTINESS is used
Used to praise speech or writing that is sharp and funny.
- The columnist is known for her wittiness.
- His wittiness kept the dinner party lively.
- Reviewers admired the wittiness of the dialogue.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WITTINESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WITTINESS
1 longer words begin with WITTINESS.
Shorter words from the letters in WITTINESS
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Common questions about WITTINESS
- Is WITTINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WITTINESS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WITTINESS worth?
- WITTINESS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WITTINESS mean?
- The gift of saying clever, amusing things with quick and playful use of words.
- What letters can be added to WITTINESS?
- No single letter can be added to WITTINESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of WITTINESS:
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