Definition of scantiness

"scantiness" in the noun sense

1. meagerness, meagreness, leanness, poorness, scantiness, scantness, exiguity

the quality of being meager

"an exiguity of cloth that would only allow of miniature capes"-George Eliot

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scantiness in Scrabble®

The word scantiness 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: 12

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters scantiness:

SCANTINESS
(117)
SCANTINESS
(117)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (18 words)

ancient, ascents, ascites, assents, canines, caseins, catenin, incants, incests, insects, nascent, secants, seitans, sestina, siennas, siestas, stances, stannic

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word scantiness

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

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scantiness in Words With Friends™

The word scantiness 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: 15

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters scantiness:

SCANTINESS
(189)
SCANTINESS
(189)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (18 words)

ancient, ascents, ascites, assents, canines, caseins, catenin, incants, incests, insects, nascent, secants, seitans, sestina, siennas, siestas, stances, stannic

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word scantiness

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

SCANTINESS
(189)
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(114)
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