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Is COARSENESS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, COARSENESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does COARSENESS mean?

  1. noun

    language or humor that is down-to-earth

    “the saltiness of their language was inappropriate”

  2. noun

    the quality of being composed of relatively large particles

  3. noun

    looseness or roughness in texture (as of cloth)

  4. noun

    the quality of lacking taste and refinement

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

12

Scrabble

14

Words With Friends

10

Letters

C (3) + O (1) + A (1) + R (1) + S (1) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 12 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 COARSENESS

COARSENESS 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 COARSENESS

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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