Is CLEVERNESSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CLEVERNESSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CLEVERNESSES mean?
Clevernesses is a form of CLEVERNESS.
- 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
17
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
12
Letters
C (3) + L (1) + E (1) + V (4) + E (1) + R (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 17 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 CLEVERNESSES
CLEVERNESSES 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 CLEVERNESSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cleverness15
- severeness13
- elevenses12
- nerveless12
- sleeveens12
- sleeveen11
- clever11
- essences10
- recesses10
- senesces10
- elevens10
- eveners10
- releves10
- sleeves10
- veneers10
- vessels10
- censers9
- creeses9
- crenels9
- cresses9
- essence9
- screens9
- secerns9
- senesce9
- eleven9
- elvers9
- evener9
- levees9
- levers9
- nerves9
- reeves9
- releve9
- revels9
- selves9
- serves9
- sevens9
- severe9
- severs9
- sleeve9
- veneer9
- verses9
- vessel9
- censer8
- censes8
- cesses8
- creels8
- creese8
- crenel8
- recess8
- scenes8
- screen8
- screes8
- secern8
- elven8
- elver8
- elves8
- evens8
- levee8
- lever8
- nerve8
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