Is CHILDLESSNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CHILDLESSNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CHILDLESSNESS mean?
- noun
the condition of being without offspring
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
13
Letters
C (3) + H (4) + I (1) + L (1) + D (2) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 19 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 CHILDLESSNESS
CHILDLESSNESS 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 CHILDLESSNESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- chillnesses16
- childless15
- chiselled15
- chenilles14
- chillness14
- chiseled14
- dehisces14
- lichened14
- schneids14
- chenille13
- chinless13
- chields13
- childes13
- chilled13
- chinsed13
- dehisce13
- schneid13
- hideless12
- chesses12
- chinses12
- chisels12
- elenchi12
- helices12
- lichees12
- lichens12
- seiches12
- chides12
- chield12
- childe12
- chined12
- inched12
- leched12
- niched12
- declines11
- discless11
- licensed11
- silenced11
- shelled11
- shields11
- shilled11
- chiels11
- chiles11
- chills11
- chines11
- chinse11
- chisel11
- inches11
- leches11
- lichee11
- lichen11
- liches11
- niches11
- seiche11
- chide11
- child11
- eched11
- licenses10
- silences10
- deciles10
- decline10
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