Is CHEERLESSNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CHEERLESSNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CHEERLESSNESS mean?
- noun
a feeling of dreary or pessimistic sadness
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
13
Letters
C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + E (1) + R (1) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 18 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 CHEERLESSNESS
CHEERLESSNESS 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 CHEERLESSNESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- sheernesses14
- cheerless14
- creeshes13
- sheerness12
- cheeses12
- chesses12
- lechers12
- leeches12
- sneeshes11
- cheers11
- cheese11
- creesh11
- lecher11
- leches11
- essences10
- recesses10
- senesces10
- heelers10
- reheels10
- cheer10
- chess10
- eches10
- hence10
- leech10
- seeresses9
- senseless9
- censers9
- creeses9
- crenels9
- cresses9
- essence9
- screens9
- secerns9
- senesce9
- heeler9
- reheel9
- reshes9
- seshes9
- sheens9
- sheers9
- sneesh9
- eche9
- lech9
- censer8
- censes8
- cesses8
- creels8
- creese8
- crenel8
- recess8
- scenes8
- screen8
- screes8
- secern8
- heels8
- heres8
- herls8
- herns8
- lehrs8
- sheen8
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