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
- Scrabble
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 10
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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