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Definition of wateriness

"wateriness" in the noun sense

1. wateriness, muddiness, sloppiness

the wetness of ground that is covered or soaked with water

"the baseball game was canceled because of the wateriness of the outfield"

"the water's muddiness made it undrinkable"

"the sloppiness of a rainy November day"

2. wateriness

meagerness or poorness connoted by a superfluity of water (in a literary style as well as in a food

"the haziness and wateriness of his disquisitions"

"the wateriness of his blood"

"no one enjoys the burning of his soup or the wateriness of his potatoes"

3. wateriness

the property of resembling the viscosity of water

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wateriness in Scrabble®

The word wateriness 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: 13

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters wateriness:

WATERINESS

(126)

WATERINESS

(126)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (56 words)

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

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wateriness in Words With Friends™

The word wateriness 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: 14

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

WATERINESS

(180)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (56 words)

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WATERINESS

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WATERINESS

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WATERINESS

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Words within the letters of wateriness

2 letter words in wateriness (12 words)

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3 letter words in wateriness (50 words)

air ais ant are ars art ass ate awe awn ear eat ens era ess eta ewe ins ire its net new nit ran rat raw sat saw sea see set sew sin sir sit tan tar taw tea tee ten tie tin wan war was wee wet win wit

4 letter words in wateriness (106 words)

5 letter words in wateriness (134 words)

8 letter words in wateriness (20 words)

arenites arsenite artiness assenter newsiest restains retwines senaries sentries stainers steranes sweaters sweatier tinwares trainees triaenes waitress wariness weariest westerns

9 letter words in wateriness (5 words)

arsenites irateness teariness weariness witnesser

10 letter words in wateriness (1 word)

wateriness

wateriness + 1 blank (2 words)

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Words containing the sequence wateriness

Words that start with wateriness (1 word)

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Longer words containing wateriness

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Definition of wateriness

"wateriness" in the noun sense

1. wateriness, muddiness, sloppiness

2. wateriness

3. wateriness

wateriness in Scrabble®

Scrabble® Letter Score: 13

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Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 14

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2 letter words in wateriness (12 words)

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4 letter words in wateriness (106 words)

5 letter words in wateriness (134 words)

6 letter words in wateriness (107 words)

7 letter words in wateriness (56 words)

8 letter words in wateriness (20 words)

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