Is DARKNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DARKNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DARKNESS mean?
- noun
absence of light or illumination
- noun
an unilluminated area
“he moved off into the darkness”
- noun
absence of moral or spiritual values
“the powers of darkness”
- noun
an unenlightened state
“he was in the dark concerning their intentions”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 8
D (2) + A (1) + R (1) + K (5) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 13 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 DARKNESS
DARKNESS 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 DARKNESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- darkens12
- snarked12
- danker11
- darken11
- drakes11
- kneads11
- narked11
- ranked11
- snaked11
- askers10
- eskars10
- sakers10
- skeans10
- snakes10
- snarks10
- sneaks10
- asked10
- darks10
- desks10
- drake10
- drank10
- dreks10
- knead10
- naked10
- raked10
- skeds10
- asker9
- eskar9
- kanes9
- karns9
- kerns9
- knars9
- narks9
- rakes9
- ranks9
- saker9
- sakes9
- sarks9
- skean9
- snake9
- snark9
- sneak9
- daks9
- dank9
- dark9
- desk9
- drek9
- sked9
- sanders8
- arks8
- asks8
- kaes8
- kane8
- karn8
- keas8
- kens8
- kern8
- knar8
- nark8
- rake8
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