Is DEADLINESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DEADLINESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DEADLINESS mean?
- noun
the quality of being deadly
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
10
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + A (1) + D (2) + L (1) + I (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 DEADLINESS
DEADLINESS 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 DEADLINESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- deadlines11
- landsides11
- deadline10
- deadness10
- diseased10
- islanded10
- landside10
- aniseeds9
- delaines9
- idealess9
- idleness9
- linseeds9
- dandies9
- dandles9
- deadens9
- deleads9
- desands9
- dindles9
- laddies9
- ladened9
- neddies9
- saddens9
- saddles9
- slidden9
- aediles8
- aidless8
- aliened8
- aniseed8
- delaine8
- denials8
- diesels8
- disease8
- endless8
- enisled8
- ensiled8
- idlesse8
- islands8
- leadens8
- linseed8
- seaside8
- seidels8
- sendals8
- snailed8
- addles8
- dandle8
- deaden8
- deaned8
- dedans8
- delead8
- denied8
- desand8
- dialed8
- dindle8
- dissed8
- eddies8
- elided8
- indeed8
- laddie8
- landed8
- leaded8
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