Is DEARNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DEARNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DEARNESS mean?
- noun
the quality possessed by something with a great price or value
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
9
Scrabble
10
Words With Friends
8
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + A (1) + R (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 9 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 DEARNESS
DEARNESS 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 DEARNESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- endears8
- redness8
- resedas8
- resends8
- sanders8
- senders8
- denars7
- denser7
- earned7
- endear7
- enders7
- erased7
- neared7
- redans7
- reseda7
- resend7
- sander7
- seared7
- sedans7
- seders7
- sender7
- sensed7
- snared7
- arenes6
- easers6
- erases6
- ranees6
- sarees6
- sarsen6
- snares6
- sneers6
- aedes6
- dares6
- darns6
- deans6
- dears6
- deers6
- denar6
- denes6
- dense6
- drees6
- dress6
- eared6
- eased6
- ender6
- nards6
- needs6
- nerds6
- rands6
- rased6
- reads6
- redan6
- redes6
- reeds6
- rends6
- sades6
- sands6
- saned6
- sards6
- sedan6
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