Is DEADNESSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DEADNESSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DEADNESSES mean?
Deadnesses is a form of DEADNESS.
- noun
the quality of being unresponsive; not reacting; as a quality of people, it is marked by a failure to respond quickly or with emotion to people or events
“she began to recover from her numb unresponsiveness after the accident”
- noun
the physical property of something that has lost its elasticity
“he objected to the deadness of the tennis balls”
- noun
the inanimate property of something that has died
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
10
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + A (1) + D (2) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (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 DEADNESSES
DEADNESSES 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 DEADNESSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- deadness10
- deadens9
- desands9
- deseeds9
- saddens9
- aedeses8
- sadness8
- deaden8
- deaned8
- dedans8
- desand8
- deseed8
- needed8
- sadden8
- sanded8
- seeded8
- sended8
- sassed7
- sedans7
- sensed7
- deads7
- deeds7
- ended7
- nesses6
- senses6
- aedes6
- deans6
- denes6
- dense6
- eased6
- needs6
- sades6
- sands6
- saned6
- sedan6
- seeds6
- sends6
- sneds6
- adds6
- dads6
- dead6
- deed6
- asses5
- eases5
- esnes5
- esses5
- sanes5
- senes5
- sensa5
- sense5
- ands5
- dans5
- dean5
- dees5
- dene5
- dens5
- ends5
- need5
- sade5
- sand5
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