Is ARDUOUSNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ARDUOUSNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ARDUOUSNESS mean?
- noun
extreme effortfulness
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
11
Letters
A (1) + R (1) + D (2) + U (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 12 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 ARDUOUSNESS
ARDUOUSNESS 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 ARDUOUSNESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- unaroused10
- unassured10
- rousseaus9
- assureds9
- danseurs9
- dourness9
- resounds9
- sounders9
- sundress9
- unsoured9
- anserous8
- arsenous8
- nauseous8
- rousseau8
- sensuous8
- sourness8
- arduous8
- aroused8
- assured8
- asunder8
- danseur8
- dossers8
- dousers8
- drosses8
- enduros8
- resound8
- rondeau8
- sadness8
- sanders8
- sarodes8
- sonders8
- soudans8
- sounder8
- sudsers8
- sundaes8
- sunders8
- undoers8
- undress8
- anurous7
- arenous7
- arouses7
- assures7
- reasons7
- saroses7
- sarsens7
- seasons7
- senoras7
- sensors7
- serosas7
- sousers7
- uranous7
- adores7
- adorns7
- andros7
- anodes7
- around7
- denars7
- dosers7
- dosser7
- dosses7
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