ZANINESS is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. ZANINESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ZANINESS?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ZANINESS is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZANINESS
No single letter turns ZANINESS into another word.
How ZANINESS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ZANINESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| z | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ZANINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ZANINESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The quality of being comically odd, wild or eccentric.
Zaniness is the silly side of a personality or a story, full of unexpected antics. Fans of slapstick comedies often cite the zaniness of the characters as the main attraction.
How ZANINESS is used
Used in reviews and casual descriptions of humour and behaviour.
- The zaniness of the show kept the children laughing.
- His zaniness made him the life of the party.
- Critics enjoyed the film's sheer zaniness.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ZANINESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ZANINESS
1 longer words begin with ZANINESS.
Shorter words from the letters in ZANINESS
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Common questions about ZANINESS
- Is ZANINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ZANINESS, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ZANINESS worth?
- ZANINESS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ZANINESS mean?
- The quality of being comically odd, wild or eccentric.
- What letters can be added to ZANINESS?
- No single letter can be added to ZANINESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ZANINESS:
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