Is CHEERLESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CHEERLESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CHEERLESS mean?
- adjective
causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy
“the economic outlook is depressing”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
9
Letters
C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + E (1) + R (1) + L (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 CHEERLESS
CHEERLESS 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 CHEERLESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- creeshes13
- cheeses12
- lechers12
- leeches12
- cheers11
- cheese11
- creesh11
- lecher11
- leches11
- heelers10
- reheels10
- cheer10
- chess10
- eches10
- leech10
- creeses9
- heeler9
- reheel9
- reshes9
- sheers9
- eche9
- lech9
- creels8
- creese8
- recess8
- screes8
- heels8
- heres8
- herls8
- lehrs8
- sheer8
- ceres7
- creel7
- cress7
- scree7
- heel7
- here7
- herl7
- hers7
- lehr7
- resh7
- sesh7
- shes7
- lessee6
- lesser6
- resees6
- cees6
- cels6
- cere6
- cess6
- recs6
- secs6
- her6
- hes6
- she6
- erses5
- leers5
- reels5
- resee5
- reses5
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