WOLFISHNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. WOLFISHNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WOLFISHNESS?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WOLFISHNESS is to know. It scores 20 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WOLFISHNESS
No single letter turns WOLFISHNESS into another word.
How WOLFISHNESS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in WOLFISHNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WOLFISHNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does WOLFISHNESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
The quality of being like a wolf, especially in fierce hunger or cunning.
Wolfishness is mostly a descriptive literary word, applied to a grin, a stare or a character who seems ready to prey on others. It suggests lean hunger as much as cruelty.
How WOLFISHNESS is used
Used in fiction and criticism to describe a menacing look or manner.
- The wolfishness of his grin made the clerk step back.
- Critics noted the wolfishness of the villain in the final act.
- There was a hungry wolfishness in the way he eyed the table.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WOLFISHNESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WOLFISHNESS
1 longer words begin with WOLFISHNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in WOLFISHNESS
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Common questions about WOLFISHNESS
- Is WOLFISHNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WOLFISHNESS, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WOLFISHNESS worth?
- WOLFISHNESS is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WOLFISHNESS mean?
- The quality of being like a wolf, especially in fierce hunger or cunning.
- What letters can be added to WOLFISHNESS?
- No single letter can be added to WOLFISHNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of WOLFISHNESS:
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