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Is BADNESSES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, BADNESSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does BADNESSES mean?

Badnesses is a form of BADNESS.

  1. noun

    that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency

    “take the bad with the good”

  2. noun

    used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather

  3. noun

    an attribute of mischievous children

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

12

Scrabble

14

Words With Friends

9

Letters

B (3) + A (1) + D (2) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (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 BADNESSES

BADNESSES 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 BADNESSES

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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