Is DEARNESSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DEARNESSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DEARNESSES mean?
Dearnesses is a form of DEARNESS.
- noun
the quality possessed by something with a great price or value
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
10
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + A (1) + R (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 11 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 DEARNESSES
DEARNESSES 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 DEARNESSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- rednesses10
- serenades10
- dearness9
- serenade9
- aedeses8
- dresses8
- endears8
- needers8
- redness8
- resedas8
- reseeds8
- resends8
- sadness8
- sanders8
- seeders8
- senders8
- sneered8
- sarsens7
- seeress7
- serenes7
- denars7
- denser7
- earned7
- endear7
- enders7
- erased7
- neared7
- needer7
- redans7
- reseda7
- reseed7
- resend7
- sander7
- sassed7
- seared7
- sedans7
- seders7
- seeder7
- sender7
- sensed7
- snared7
- arenes6
- easers6
- erases6
- nesses6
- ranees6
- reseen6
- resees6
- sarees6
- sarsen6
- senses6
- serene6
- snares6
- sneers6
- aedes6
- dares6
- darns6
- deans6
- dears6
- deers6
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