Is BADNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BADNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BADNESS mean?
- noun
that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency
“take the bad with the good”
- noun
used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather
- noun
an attribute of mischievous children
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
7
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + D (2) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 10 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 BADNESS
BADNESS 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 BADNESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bands8
- baned8
- based8
- beads8
- bends8
- sabed8
- sedans7
- banes7
- bases7
- beans7
- nabes7
- sabes7
- abed7
- bade7
- bads7
- band7
- bead7
- beds7
- bend7
- dabs7
- debs7
- deans6
- sades6
- sands6
- saned6
- sedan6
- sends6
- sneds6
- baes6
- bane6
- bans6
- base6
- bass6
- bean6
- bens6
- nabe6
- nabs6
- nebs6
- sabe6
- sabs6
- bad6
- bed6
- dab6
- deb6
- sanes5
- sensa5
- ands5
- dans5
- dean5
- dens5
- ends5
- sade5
- sand5
- send5
- sned5
- abs5
- bae5
- ban5
- bas5
- ben5
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