Is 'needlessly' a valid Scrabble word?

Yes! 'needlessly' is a valid Scrabble word worth 14 points according to the official SOWPODS dictionary.

How many points is 'needlessly' worth in Scrabble?

'needlessly' is worth 14 points in Scrabble. Letter breakdown: N=1, E=1, E=1, D=2, L=1, E=1, S=1, S=1, L=1, Y=4.

'needlessly' is worth 16 points in Words with Friends. Letter breakdown: N=2, E=1, E=1, D=2, L=2, E=1, S=1, S=1, L=2, Y=3.

There are no other anagrams of 'needlessly' — the letters only form this word.

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Scrabble 14 points

Words with Friends 16 points

✅ SOWPODS / CSW Scrabble International ✅ TWL / NWL Scrabble US/Canada ✅ ENABLE Words with Friends

N	E	E	D	L	E	S	S	L	Y
1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	4
2	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	2	3

Scrabble score per letter (top) · Words with Friends (bottom)

adverb

without need

Example: "it would needlessly bring badness into the world"

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