Is CANDIDNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CANDIDNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CANDIDNESS mean?
- noun
the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) + I (1) + D (2) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 14 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 CANDIDNESS
CANDIDNESS 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 CANDIDNESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- caddises12
- discased12
- acidness11
- caddies11
- candids11
- candied11
- ascends10
- candies10
- discase10
- incased10
- scanned10
- caddie10
- caddis10
- candid10
- danced10
- disced10
- canines9
- caseins9
- cassine9
- dandies9
- desands9
- encinas9
- incases9
- saddens9
- ascend9
- asdics9
- canids9
- canned9
- cnidae9
- dances9
- decani9
- decans9
- nicads9
- scends9
- diced9
- canine8
- cannie8
- casein8
- dedans8
- desand8
- dinned8
- dissed8
- encina8
- incase8
- sadden8
- saices8
- sanded8
- scenas8
- acids8
- acned8
- asdic8
- cades8
- cadis8
- caids8
- caned8
- canid8
- cased8
- cedis8
- cnida8
- daces8
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