Is ABSTEMIOUSNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ABSTEMIOUSNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ABSTEMIOUSNESS mean?
- noun
restricted to bare necessities
- noun
moderation in eating and drinking
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
14
Letters
A (1) + B (3) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + M (3) + I (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 18 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for ABSTEMIOUSNESS
ABSTEMIOUSNESS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from ABSTEMIOUSNESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- abstemious14
- omnibusses14
- bustinesses13
- moistnesses13
- mousinesses13
- mustinesses13
- basements13
- biomasses13
- embassies13
- omnibuses13
- asbestoses12
- asbestosis12
- asbestuses12
- assessment12
- biasnesses12
- businesses12
- isobutanes12
- isobutenes12
- matinesses12
- obtuseness12
- steaminess12
- ambients12
- basement12
- beamiest12
- bimanous12
- bitumens12
- boatsmen12
- bossisms12
- embosses12
- iambuses12
- nimbuses12
- outbeams12
- subatoms12
- subitems12
- sunbeams12
- umbonate12
- amnesties11
- asbestine11
- asbestous11
- bassinets11
- bossiness11
- botanises11
- bustiness11
- isobutane11
- isobutene11
- masonites11
- masseuses11
- massiness11
- meatiness11
- messiness11
- mestinoes11
- misatones11
- missenses11
- moistness11
- monetises11
- mossiness11
- mousiness11
- mussiness11
- mustiness11
- seaminess11
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