↑

Definition of stiffness

"stiffness" in the noun sense

1. stiffness

the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend

2. stiffness

the property of moving with pain or difficulty

"he awoke with a painful stiffness in his neck"

3. stiffness

firm resoluteness in purpose or opinion or action

"a charming host without any touch of stiffness or pomposity"

4. awkwardness, clumsiness, gracelessness, stiffness

the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)

5. severity, severeness, harshness, rigor, rigour, rigorousness, rigourousness, inclemency, hardness, stiffness

excessive sternness

"severity of character"

"the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"

"the rigors of boot camp"

Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)

Princeton University "About WordNet®."
WordNet®. Princeton University. 2010.

View WordNet® License

↑

Quotations for stiffness

Firmness or stiffness of the mind is not from adherence to truth, but submission to prejudice. [ Locke ]

There is a false gravity that is a very ill symptom: and it may be said, that as rivers, which run very slowly, have always the most mud at the bottom: so a solid stiffness in the constant course of a man's life, is a sign of a thick bed of mud at the bottom of his brain. [ Saville ]

Nowadays enthusiasm is accounted folly; truth, cynicism; dissimulation, self-control; stiffness of manners, dignity; deception, cleverness; hypocrisy, decency; selfishness, economy; freedom of thought, effrontery; and superstition, the prop of human morals. What progress in language!

↑

stiffness in Scrabble®

The word stiffness 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: 15

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters stiffness:

STIFFNESS
(171)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (3 words)

fitness, infests, stiffen

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word stiffness

STIFFNESS
(171)
STIFFNESS
(144)
STIFFNESS
(114)
STIFFNESS
(96)
STIFFNESS
(76)
STIFFNESS
(60)
STIFFNESS
(60)
STIFFNESS
(60)
STIFFNESS
(51)
STIFFNESS
(50)
STIFFNESS
(50)
STIFFNESS
(48)
STIFFNESS
(48)
STIFFNESS
(48)
STIFFNESS
(48)
STIFFNESS
(46)
STIFFNESS
(40)
STIFFNESS
(40)
STIFFNESS
(40)
STIFFNESS
(38)
STIFFNESS
(34)
STIFFNESS
(34)
STIFFNESS
(34)
STIFFNESS
(34)
STIFFNESS
(34)
STIFFNESS
(34)
STIFFNESS
(34)
STIFFNESS
(32)
STIFFNESS
(32)
STIFFNESS
(32)
STIFFNESS
(32)
STIFFNESS
(32)
STIFFNESS
(30)
STIFFNESS
(30)
STIFFNESS
(30)
STIFFNESS
(27)
STIFFNESS
(25)
STIFFNESS
(21)
STIFFNESS
(21)
STIFFNESS
(21)
STIFFNESS
(20)
STIFFNESS
(19)
STIFFNESS
(19)
STIFFNESS
(18)
STIFFNESS
(18)
STIFFNESS
(18)

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

STIFFNESS
(171)
STIFFNESS
(144)
STIFFNESS
(114)
STIFFEN
(102 = 52 + 50)
STIFFEN
(101 = 51 + 50)
STIFFEN
(101 = 51 + 50)
STIFFEN
(101 = 51 + 50)
STIFFNESS
(96)
FITNESS
(92 = 42 + 50)
STIFFEN
(92 = 42 + 50)
STIFFEN
(92 = 42 + 50)
STIFFEN
(92 = 42 + 50)
STIFFEN
(92 = 42 + 50)
INFESTS
(92 = 42 + 50)
STIFFEN
(92 = 42 + 50)
STIFFEN
(92 = 42 + 50)
FITNESS
(90 = 40 + 50)
INFESTS
(90 = 40 + 50)
STIFFEN
(89 = 39 + 50)
STIFFEN
(86 = 36 + 50)
INFESTS
(86 = 36 + 50)
STIFFEN
(84 = 34 + 50)
FITNESS
(83 = 33 + 50)
FITNESS
(83 = 33 + 50)
INFESTS
(83 = 33 + 50)
INFESTS
(83 = 33 + 50)
INFESTS
(83 = 33 + 50)
FITNESS
(83 = 33 + 50)
FITNESS
(83 = 33 + 50)
FITNESS
(83 = 33 + 50)
INFESTS
(83 = 33 + 50)
INFESTS
(83 = 33 + 50)
FITNESS
(83 = 33 + 50)
INFESTS
(83 = 33 + 50)
INFESTS
(83 = 33 + 50)
FITNESS
(83 = 33 + 50)
INFESTS
(80 = 30 + 50)
INFESTS
(80 = 30 + 50)
STIFFEN
(80 = 30 + 50)
STIFFEN
(80 = 30 + 50)
FITNESS
(80 = 30 + 50)
FITNESS
(80 = 30 + 50)
STIFFEN
(80 = 30 + 50)
STIFFEN
(80 = 30 + 50)
STIFFEN
(78 = 28 + 50)
STIFFEN
(78 = 28 + 50)
INFESTS
(78 = 28 + 50)
FITNESS
(78 = 28 + 50)
STIFFEN
(78 = 28 + 50)
STIFFEN
(78 = 28 + 50)
STIFFEN
(78 = 28 + 50)
STIFFEN
(78 = 28 + 50)
FITNESS
(78 = 28 + 50)
STIFFEN
(78 = 28 + 50)
STIFFEN
(76 = 26 + 50)
STIFFEN
(76 = 26 + 50)
STIFFEN
(76 = 26 + 50)
STIFFEN
(76 = 26 + 50)
STIFFEN
(76 = 26 + 50)
STIFFNESS
(76)
INFESTS
(74 = 24 + 50)
INFESTS
(74 = 24 + 50)
INFESTS
(74 = 24 + 50)
INFESTS
(74 = 24 + 50)
FITNESS
(74 = 24 + 50)
FITNESS
(74 = 24 + 50)
FITNESS
(74 = 24 + 50)
FITNESS
(74 = 24 + 50)
FITNESS
(74 = 24 + 50)
STIFFEN
(73 = 23 + 50)
INFESTS
(72 = 22 + 50)
FITNESS
(72 = 22 + 50)
FITNESS
(72 = 22 + 50)
INFESTS
(72 = 22 + 50)
FITNESS
(72 = 22 + 50)
FITNESS
(72 = 22 + 50)
FITNESS
(72 = 22 + 50)
FITNESS
(72 = 22 + 50)
INFESTS
(72 = 22 + 50)
INFESTS
(72 = 22 + 50)
INFESTS
(72 = 22 + 50)
INFESTS
(72 = 22 + 50)
INFESTS
(72 = 22 + 50)
STIFFEN
(71 = 21 + 50)
FITNESS
(70 = 20 + 50)
FITNESS
(70 = 20 + 50)
FITNESS
(70 = 20 + 50)
INFESTS
(70 = 20 + 50)
FITNESS
(70 = 20 + 50)
INFESTS
(70 = 20 + 50)
INFESTS
(70 = 20 + 50)
FITNESS
(70 = 20 + 50)
INFESTS
(70 = 20 + 50)
FITNESS
(70 = 20 + 50)
INFESTS
(70 = 20 + 50)
INFESTS
(70 = 20 + 50)
STIFFEN
(69 = 19 + 50)
STIFFEN
(68 = 18 + 50)
STIFFEN
(68 = 18 + 50)
STIFFEN
(68 = 18 + 50)
STIFFEN
(68 = 18 + 50)
STIFFEN
(67 = 17 + 50)
STIFFEN
(67 = 17 + 50)
STIFFEN
(67 = 17 + 50)
FITNESS
(66 = 16 + 50)
INFESTS
(66 = 16 + 50)
FITNESS
(66 = 16 + 50)
STIFFEN
(66 = 16 + 50)
FITNESS
(65 = 15 + 50)
INFESTS
(65 = 15 + 50)
STIFFEN
(65 = 15 + 50)
INFESTS
(65 = 15 + 50)
STIFFEN
(65 = 15 + 50)
FITNESS
(64 = 14 + 50)
INFESTS
(64 = 14 + 50)
INFESTS
(64 = 14 + 50)
FITNESS
(64 = 14 + 50)
INFESTS
(63 = 13 + 50)
FITNESS
(62 = 12 + 50)
FITNESS
(62 = 12 + 50)
FITNESS
(62 = 12 + 50)
FITNESS
(62 = 12 + 50)
FITNESS
(62 = 12 + 50)
FITNESS
(62 = 12 + 50)
INFESTS
(62 = 12 + 50)
INFESTS
(62 = 12 + 50)
INFESTS
(62 = 12 + 50)
INFESTS
(62 = 12 + 50)
INFESTS
(62 = 12 + 50)
INFESTS
(61 = 11 + 50)
FITNESS
(61 = 11 + 50)
STIFFNESS
(60)
STIFFNESS
(60)
STIFFNESS
(60)
STIFFNESS
(51)
STIFFNESS
(50)
STIFFNESS
(50)
STIFFNESS
(48)
STIFFNESS
(48)
STIFFNESS
(48)
SNIFFS
(48)
SNIFFS
(48)
STIFFNESS
(48)
STIFFS
(48)
STIFFS
(48)
STIFFNESS
(46)
FIEFS
(45)
SNIFF
(45)
STIFF
(45)
STIFF
(45)
TIFFS
(45)
SNIFF
(45)
FIEFS
(45)
TIFF
(42)
STIFFNESS
(40)
STIFFNESS
(40)
SNIFFS
(40)
STIFFS
(40)
STIFFNESS
(40)
STIFFS
(39)
INFEST
(39)
STIFFS
(39)
STIFFS
(39)
STIFFS
(39)
FINEST
(39)
SNIFFS
(39)
SNIFFS
(39)
SNIFFS
(39)
SNIFFS
(39)
FIEFS
(38)
STIFF
(38)
STIFFNESS
(38)
SNIFF
(38)
STIFF
(36)
FINES
(36)
TIFFS
(36)
SNIFF
(36)
SNIFFS
(36)
TIFFS
(36)
STIFFS
(36)
STIFFS
(36)
FEINT
(36)
FIEFS
(36)
TIFFS
(36)
FISTS
(36)
SNIFFS
(36)
SNIFF
(36)
FIEFS
(36)
STIFF
(36)
STIFFNESS
(34)
STIFFNESS
(34)
FINEST
(34)
STIFFNESS
(34)
STIFFNESS
(34)
STIFFNESS
(34)
STIFFNESS
(34)
STIFFNESS
(34)
FIEFS
(33)
FIEFS
(33)
FIEFS
(33)
Your Best
Scrabble
PlaysLegendary
Scrabble
Plays
↑

stiffness in Words With Friends™

The word stiffness 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 stiffness:

STIFFNESS
(252)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (3 words)

fitness, infests, stiffen

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word stiffness

STIFFNESS
(252)
STIFFNESS
(144)
STIFFNESS
(120)
STIFFNESS
(78)
STIFFNESS
(78)
STIFFNESS
(78)
STIFFNESS
(68)
STIFFNESS
(68)
STIFFNESS
(68)
STIFFNESS
(68)
STIFFNESS
(66)
STIFFNESS
(64)
STIFFNESS
(64)
STIFFNESS
(60)
STIFFNESS
(60)
STIFFNESS
(52)
STIFFNESS
(52)
STIFFNESS
(48)
STIFFNESS
(40)
STIFFNESS
(40)
STIFFNESS
(36)
STIFFNESS
(36)
STIFFNESS
(36)
STIFFNESS
(36)
STIFFNESS
(34)
STIFFNESS
(34)
STIFFNESS
(32)
STIFFNESS
(32)
STIFFNESS
(32)
STIFFNESS
(32)
STIFFNESS
(32)
STIFFNESS
(32)
STIFFNESS
(26)
STIFFNESS
(22)
STIFFNESS
(22)
STIFFNESS
(22)
STIFFNESS
(22)
STIFFNESS
(22)
STIFFNESS
(22)
STIFFNESS
(22)
STIFFNESS
(21)
STIFFNESS
(21)
STIFFNESS
(21)
STIFFNESS
(20)
STIFFNESS
(20)
STIFFNESS
(20)
STIFFNESS
(19)
STIFFNESS
(19)
STIFFNESS
(19)
STIFFNESS
(18)
STIFFNESS
(18)
STIFFNESS
(18)
STIFFNESS
(18)

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

STIFFNESS
(252)
STIFFNESS
(144)
STIFFNESS
(120)
STIFFEN
(113 = 78 + 35)
STIFFEN
(107 = 72 + 35)
STIFFEN
(107 = 72 + 35)
STIFFEN
(101 = 66 + 35)
STIFFEN
(101 = 66 + 35)
INFESTS
(98 = 63 + 35)
FITNESS
(98 = 63 + 35)
FITNESS
(92 = 57 + 35)
STIFFEN
(91 = 56 + 35)
STIFFEN
(91 = 56 + 35)
STIFFEN
(91 = 56 + 35)
STIFFEN
(89 = 54 + 35)
STIFFEN
(89 = 54 + 35)
INFESTS
(86 = 51 + 35)
FITNESS
(86 = 51 + 35)
FITNESS
(86 = 51 + 35)
STIFFEN
(83 = 48 + 35)
STIFFEN
(83 = 48 + 35)
STIFFEN
(83 = 48 + 35)
INFESTS
(80 = 45 + 35)
FITNESS
(80 = 45 + 35)
FITNESS
(80 = 45 + 35)
INFESTS
(80 = 45 + 35)
INFESTS
(80 = 45 + 35)
FITNESS
(80 = 45 + 35)
INFESTS
(79 = 44 + 35)
INFESTS
(79 = 44 + 35)
INFESTS
(79 = 44 + 35)
FITNESS
(79 = 44 + 35)
STIFFEN
(79 = 44 + 35)
FITNESS
(79 = 44 + 35)
FITNESS
(79 = 44 + 35)
STIFFNESS
(78)
STIFFNESS
(78)
STIFFNESS
(78)
INFESTS
(74 = 39 + 35)
INFESTS
(74 = 39 + 35)
FITNESS
(74 = 39 + 35)
FITNESS
(74 = 39 + 35)
INFESTS
(74 = 39 + 35)
INFESTS
(74 = 39 + 35)
INFESTS
(74 = 39 + 35)
FITNESS
(74 = 39 + 35)
FITNESS
(73 = 38 + 35)
INFESTS
(73 = 38 + 35)
STIFFEN
(71 = 36 + 35)
STIFFEN
(71 = 36 + 35)
SNIFFS
(69)
STIFFNESS
(68)
STIFFNESS
(68)
STIFFNESS
(68)
STIFFNESS
(68)
STIFFEN
(67 = 32 + 35)
STIFFEN
(67 = 32 + 35)
STIFFEN
(67 = 32 + 35)
STIFFEN
(67 = 32 + 35)
STIFFEN
(67 = 32 + 35)
STIFFS
(66)
FINEST
(66)
STIFFNESS
(66)
STIFFEN
(65 = 30 + 35)
INFESTS
(65 = 30 + 35)
STIFFEN
(65 = 30 + 35)
FITNESS
(65 = 30 + 35)
STIFFEN
(65 = 30 + 35)
INFESTS
(65 = 30 + 35)
STIFFEN
(65 = 30 + 35)
STIFFNESS
(64)
STIFFNESS
(64)
STIFFEN
(63 = 28 + 35)
STIFFEN
(63 = 28 + 35)
STIFFEN
(63 = 28 + 35)
STIFFEN
(63 = 28 + 35)
SNIFFS
(63)
SNIFFS
(63)
STIFFEN
(63 = 28 + 35)
STIFFEN
(63 = 28 + 35)
STIFFEN
(63 = 28 + 35)
FITNESS
(61 = 26 + 35)
INFESTS
(61 = 26 + 35)
FITNESS
(61 = 26 + 35)
FITNESS
(61 = 26 + 35)
FITNESS
(61 = 26 + 35)
INFESTS
(61 = 26 + 35)
INFESTS
(61 = 26 + 35)
INFESTS
(61 = 26 + 35)
FITNESS
(61 = 26 + 35)
INFESTS
(61 = 26 + 35)
STIFFS
(60)
SNIFF
(60)
INFEST
(60)
STIFFS
(60)
SNIFF
(60)
STIFFNESS
(60)
STIFFNESS
(60)
INFESTS
(59 = 24 + 35)
FITNESS
(59 = 24 + 35)
FITNESS
(59 = 24 + 35)
INFESTS
(59 = 24 + 35)
STIFFEN
(59 = 24 + 35)
FITNESS
(59 = 24 + 35)
FITNESS
(59 = 24 + 35)
INFESTS
(59 = 24 + 35)
INFESTS
(59 = 24 + 35)
FITNESS
(59 = 24 + 35)
STIFFEN
(59 = 24 + 35)
FIEFS
(57)
STIFF
(57)
FIEFS
(57)
STIFFEN
(57 = 22 + 35)
FITNESS
(57 = 22 + 35)
FITNESS
(57 = 22 + 35)
FITNESS
(57 = 22 + 35)
FITNESS
(57 = 22 + 35)
INFESTS
(57 = 22 + 35)
INFESTS
(57 = 22 + 35)
INFESTS
(57 = 22 + 35)
INFESTS
(57 = 22 + 35)
STIFF
(57)
INFESTS
(57 = 22 + 35)
INFESTS
(57 = 22 + 35)
FITNESS
(57 = 22 + 35)
INFESTS
(57 = 22 + 35)
FITNESS
(57 = 22 + 35)
FITNESS
(57 = 22 + 35)
TIFFS
(57)
INFESTS
(56 = 21 + 35)
INFESTS
(56 = 21 + 35)
FITNESS
(56 = 21 + 35)
STIFFEN
(56 = 21 + 35)
STIFFEN
(55 = 20 + 35)
STIFFEN
(55 = 20 + 35)
FITNESS
(55 = 20 + 35)
STIFFEN
(55 = 20 + 35)
TIFF
(54)
STIFFEN
(54 = 19 + 35)
STIFFEN
(54 = 19 + 35)
STIFFEN
(54 = 19 + 35)
STIFFEN
(54 = 19 + 35)
STIFFEN
(54 = 19 + 35)
STIFFEN
(54 = 19 + 35)
INFEST
(54)
FINEST
(54)
STIFFEN
(54 = 19 + 35)
STIFFEN
(53 = 18 + 35)
STIFFEN
(53 = 18 + 35)
STIFFEN
(53 = 18 + 35)
STIFFEN
(53 = 18 + 35)
STIFFEN
(52 = 17 + 35)
FITNESS
(52 = 17 + 35)
INFESTS
(52 = 17 + 35)
SNIFFS
(52)
FITNESS
(52 = 17 + 35)
STIFFNESS
(52)
STIFFNESS
(52)
FITNESS
(52 = 17 + 35)
SNIFFS
(52)
INFESTS
(52 = 17 + 35)
STIFFEN
(52 = 17 + 35)
INFESTS
(52 = 17 + 35)
FITNESS
(51 = 16 + 35)
SNIFFS
(51)
FITNESS
(51 = 16 + 35)
FINES
(51)
FEINT
(51)
INFESTS
(51 = 16 + 35)
INFESTS
(51 = 16 + 35)
SNIFFS
(51)
STIFFEN
(51 = 16 + 35)
INFESTS
(51 = 16 + 35)
STIFFEN
(51 = 16 + 35)
STIFFEN
(50 = 15 + 35)
INFESTS
(50 = 15 + 35)
FITNESS
(50 = 15 + 35)
STIFFEN
(50 = 15 + 35)
STIFFEN
(50 = 15 + 35)
FITNESS
(50 = 15 + 35)
INFESTS
(50 = 15 + 35)
FITNESS
(50 = 15 + 35)
FITNESS
(50 = 15 + 35)
FITNESS
(49 = 14 + 35)
FITNESS
(49 = 14 + 35)
INFESTS
(49 = 14 + 35)
INFESTS
(49 = 14 + 35)
INFESTS
(49 = 14 + 35)
FITNESS
(49 = 14 + 35)
FITNESS
(49 = 14 + 35)
INFESTS
(49 = 14 + 35)
INFESTS
(49 = 14 + 35)
STIFFEN
(49 = 14 + 35)
FITNESS
(48 = 13 + 35)
STIFFNESS
(48)
FENS
(48)
INFESTS
(48 = 13 + 35)
FISTS
(48)
FINS
(48)
INFESTS
(48 = 13 + 35)
Legendary
Words With Friends
PlaysYour Best
Words With Friends
Plays
↑

Words within the letters of stiffness

2 letter words in stiffness (6 words)

efenifinisit

3 letter words in stiffness (18 words)

effefsensessfenfinfitifsinsitsnetnitsetsinsittentietin

4 letter words in stiffness (22 words)

effsfensfinefinsfistfitsnestnetsnitssentsetssiftsinesinssitesitssnittenstiestifftinetins

5 letter words in stiffness (16 words)

feintfiefsfinesfistsinsetnestssiftssinessitessniffsnitssteinstiesstifftiffstines

6 letter words in stiffness (6 words)

finestinfestinsetssniffssteinsstiffs

7 letter words in stiffness (3 words)

fitnessinfestsstiffen

8 letter words in stiffness (1 word)

stiffens

9 letter words in stiffness (1 word)

stiffness

stiffness + 1 blank (1 word)

stuffiness

stiffness + 2 blanks (1 word)

stiffnesses
↑

Words containing the sequence stiffness

Words that start with stiffness (2 words)

stiffnessstiffnesses

Words with stiffness in them (1 word)

stiffness

Words that end with stiffness (2 words)

overstiffnessstiffness
↑

Word Growth involving stiffness

Shorter words in stiffness

ess

if tiff stiff

Longer words containing stiffness

overstiffness

stiffnesses