Is BASHFULNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BASHFULNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BASHFULNESS mean?
- noun
feeling embarrassed due to modesty
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
11
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + S (1) + H (4) + F (4) + U (1) + L (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 19 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 BASHFULNESS
BASHFULNESS 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 BASHFULNESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- flushness15
- bashful15
- halfness14
- behalf14
- bushless13
- flashes13
- flushes13
- baneful12
- blushes12
- bushels12
- hubless12
- fashes12
- sheafs12
- lushness11
- unlashes11
- ablush11
- bashes11
- bushel11
- bushes11
- fables11
- shlubs11
- subahs11
- flash11
- flesh11
- flush11
- sheaf11
- shelf11
- subsales10
- ashless10
- fulness10
- hansels10
- hassels10
- hassles10
- hausens10
- slashes10
- slushes10
- snashes10
- unleash10
- blahs10
- blush10
- buhls10
- fable10
- flabs10
- flubs10
- habus10
- shlub10
- subah10
- fahs10
- fash10
- fehs10
- half10
- nebulas9
- subsale9
- unbales9
- flanes9
- fusels9
- fusses9
- hansel9
- hanses9
- hassel9
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