Definition of powerless

"powerless" in the adjective sense

1. powerless

lacking power

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Quotations for powerless

Gunpowder makes all men alike tall.... Hereby at last is the Goliath powerless and the David resistless; savage animalism is nothing, inventive spiritualism is all. [ Carlyle ]

I have heard with admiring submission the experience of the lady who declared that the sense of being well dressed gives a feeling of inward tranquillity which religion is powerless to bestow. [ Emerson ]

Wise men, for the most part, are silent at present, and good men powerless; the senseless vociferate, and the heartless govern; while all social law and providence are dissolved by the enraged agitation of a multitude, among whom every villain has a chance of power, every simpleton of praise, and every scoundrel of fortune. [ John Ruskin ]

powerless in Scrabble®

The word powerless is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 14

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters powerless:

POWERLESS
(135)
POWERLESS
(135)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (8 words)

elopers, plowers, prowess, replows, reposes, resoles, slopers, spewers

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word powerless

POWERLESS
(135)
POWERLESS
(135)
POWERLESS
(90)
POWERLESS
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POWERLESS
(60)
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POWERLESS
(32)
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POWERLESS
(30)
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(28)
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POWERLESS
(24)
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(20)
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(20)
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(19)
POWERLESS
(18)
POWERLESS
(18)
POWERLESS
(17)
POWERLESS
(17)
POWERLESS
(16)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In powerless

POWERLESS
(135)
POWERLESS
(135)
SPEWERS
(98 = 48 + 50)
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(98 = 48 + 50)
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SPEWERS
(95 = 45 + 50)
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(95 = 45 + 50)
PROWESS
(95 = 45 + 50)
REPLOWS
(95 = 45 + 50)
POWERLESS
(90)
POWERLESS
(90)
REPLOWS
(90 = 40 + 50)
SPEWERS
(89 = 39 + 50)
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(89 = 39 + 50)
REPLOWS
(89 = 39 + 50)
SPEWERS
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PROWESS
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PLOWERS
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SPEWERS
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SLOPERS
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SLOPERS
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ELOPERS
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SPEWERS
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REPLOWS
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SLOPERS
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ELOPERS
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ELOPERS
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PROWESS
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PLOWERS
(82 = 32 + 50)
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(82 = 32 + 50)
REPLOWS
(82 = 32 + 50)
PROWESS
(82 = 32 + 50)
PROWESS
(80 = 30 + 50)
REPOSES
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PLOWERS
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SPEWERS
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ELOPERS
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REPOSES
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REPLOWS
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SLOPERS
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ELOPERS
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ELOPERS
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SPEWERS
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RESOLES
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PLOWERS
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REPOSES
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ELOPERS
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SLOPERS
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PROWESS
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REPLOWS
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REPLOWS
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PLOWERS
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PROWESS
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RESOLES
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PROWESS
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REPLOWS
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ELOPERS
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powerless in Words With Friends™

The word powerless is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 16

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters powerless:

POWERLESS
(198)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (8 words)

elopers, plowers, prowess, replows, reposes, resoles, slopers, spewers

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word powerless

POWERLESS
(198)
POWERLESS
(120)
POWERLESS
(108)
POWERLESS
(96)
POWERLESS
(80)
POWERLESS
(78)
POWERLESS
(68)
POWERLESS
(68)
POWERLESS
(68)
POWERLESS
(66)
POWERLESS
(64)
POWERLESS
(64)
POWERLESS
(60)
POWERLESS
(60)
POWERLESS
(60)
POWERLESS
(52)
POWERLESS
(52)
POWERLESS
(48)
POWERLESS
(40)
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(40)
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(40)
POWERLESS
(36)
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(36)
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(36)
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(36)
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(34)
POWERLESS
(32)
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(32)
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(32)
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(32)
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(32)
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(32)
POWERLESS
(26)
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(25)
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(25)
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(22)
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(22)
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(22)
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(22)
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(21)
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(21)
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(21)
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(20)
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(20)
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(19)
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(19)
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(19)
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(19)
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(18)
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(18)
POWERLESS
(18)
POWERLESS
(18)
POWERLESS
(17)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In powerless

POWERLESS
(198)
SPEWERS
(122 = 87 + 35)
POWERLESS
(120)
REPLOWS
(113 = 78 + 35)
PLOWERS
(113 = 78 + 35)
POWERLESS
(108)
REPLOWS
(107 = 72 + 35)
PLOWERS
(107 = 72 + 35)
PLOWERS
(107 = 72 + 35)
PROWESS
(104 = 69 + 35)
SPEWERS
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PROWESS
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SLOPERS
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ELOPERS
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PROWESS
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PLOWERS
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PLOWERS
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REPLOWS
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PLOWERS
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SPEWERS
(98 = 63 + 35)
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PROWESS
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SPEWERS
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PROWESS
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SLOPERS
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PROWESS
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ELOPERS
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POWERLESS
(96)
REPLOWS
(95 = 60 + 35)
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POWERS
(84)
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REPLOWS
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(78)
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REPLOW
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(69)
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(69)
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(69)
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(68)
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(68)
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LEPERS
(66)
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(66)
SPEWER
(66)
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(66)
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POWERLESS
(64)
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(64)
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Words containing the sequence powerless

Words that start with powerless (3 words)

Words with powerless in them (1 word)

Words that end with powerless (1 word)

Word Growth involving powerless

Shorter words in powerless

ess less

ow owe ower power

we owe ower power

ow pow power

Longer words containing powerless

powerlessly

powerlessness