Is CANDIDNESSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CANDIDNESSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CANDIDNESSES mean?
Candidnesses is a form of CANDIDNESS.
- noun
the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
12
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) + I (1) + D (2) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (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.
Hooks for CANDIDNESSES
CANDIDNESSES 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 CANDIDNESSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- candidness14
- acidnesses13
- ascended12
- caddises12
- descends12
- discased12
- sidedness11
- acidness11
- decennia11
- discases11
- enneadic11
- incensed11
- caddies11
- candids11
- candied11
- decades11
- decides11
- descend11
- scended11
- sandiness10
- snideness10
- cassenes10
- cassines10
- deadness10
- diseased10
- incenses10
- niceness10
- ascends10
- candies10
- decanes10
- discase10
- encased10
- incased10
- scanned10
- caddie10
- caddis10
- candid10
- danced10
- decade10
- decide10
- deiced10
- disced10
- adenines9
- aniseeds9
- diseases9
- seasides9
- asceses9
- ascesis9
- canines9
- caseins9
- cassene9
- cassine9
- dandies9
- deadens9
- desands9
- encases9
- encinas9
- incases9
- incense9
- neddies9
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