Is CLEVERNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CLEVERNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CLEVERNESS mean?
- noun
the power of creative imagination
- noun
intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty
- noun
the property of being ingenious
“a plot of great ingenuity”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + L (1) + E (1) + V (4) + E (1) + R (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 15 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 CLEVERNESS
CLEVERNESS 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 CLEVERNESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- nerveless12
- clever11
- elevens10
- eveners10
- releves10
- sleeves10
- veneers10
- censers9
- creeses9
- crenels9
- essence9
- screens9
- secerns9
- senesce9
- eleven9
- elvers9
- evener9
- levees9
- levers9
- nerves9
- reeves9
- releve9
- revels9
- selves9
- serves9
- sevens9
- severe9
- severs9
- sleeve9
- veneer9
- verses9
- vessel9
- censer8
- censes8
- creels8
- creese8
- crenel8
- recess8
- scenes8
- screen8
- screes8
- secern8
- elven8
- elver8
- elves8
- evens8
- levee8
- lever8
- nerve8
- never8
- neves8
- reeve8
- revel8
- serve8
- seven8
- sever8
- veers8
- verse8
- serenes7
- cense7
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