Is DELICATENESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DELICATENESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
15
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
12
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + L (1) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 15 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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.
Definition
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See the definition of DelicatenessHooks for DELICATENESS
DELICATENESS 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.
Anagrams of DELICATENESS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from DELICATENESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- delicatessen15
- desistance13
- celestines12
- antecedes12
- delicates12
- denticles12
- deselects12
- distances12
- stenciled12
- delineates11
- dentalises11
- elatedness11
- canistels11
- celestine11
- cineastes11
- latencies11
- licensees11
- saliences11
- telecines11
- acidness11
- antecede11
- citadels11
- cladists11
- cleansed11
- danciest11
- deceases11
- declasse11
- declines11
- delicate11
- denticle11
- descales11
- descants11
- descents11
- deselect11
- dialects11
- discants11
- distance11
- lanceted11
- licensed11
- seedcase11
- selected11
- senesced11
- silenced11
- andesites10
- datelines10
- delineate10
- dentalise10
- detainees10
- selenides10
- canistel10
- celestas10
- celestes10
- centeses10
- centesis10
- centiles10
- cineaste10
- cineasts10
- cleanest10
- cleanses10
- elastics10
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