Is BREATHINESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BREATHINESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
16
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
11
Letters
B (3) + R (1) + E (1) + A (1) + T (1) + H (4) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 16 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.
Definition
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See the definition of BreathinessHooks for BREATHINESS
BREATHINESS 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 BREATHINESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hibernates15
- inbreathes15
- abhenries14
- absinthes14
- banishers14
- brashiest14
- hibernate14
- inbreathe14
- thebaines14
- earthiness13
- heartiness13
- absinthe13
- absinths13
- banisher13
- banishes13
- banshees13
- banshies13
- brashest13
- breathes13
- herbiest13
- shebeans13
- sherbets13
- thebaine13
- asthenies12
- hasteners12
- herniates12
- starshine12
- tarnishes12
- absinth12
- banshee12
- banshie12
- bashers12
- bathers12
- bearish12
- behests12
- beneath12
- berthas12
- brashes12
- breathe12
- breaths12
- henbits12
- shebean12
- sherbet12
- absenters11
- asbestine11
- banisters11
- antheses11
- anthesis11
- esthesia11
- hairnets11
- hastener11
- heartens11
- hearties11
- heisters11
- herniate11
- inearths11
- reshines11
- shanties11
- sheitans11
- sthenias11
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