Is DIRTINESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DIRTINESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DIRTINESS mean?
- noun
the state of being unsanitary
- noun
the state of containing dirty impurities
- noun
obscenity in speech or writing
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
9
Letters
D (2) + I (1) + R (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 10 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 DIRTINESS
DIRTINESS 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 DIRTINESS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from DIRTINESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- disinters10
- disinter9
- inditers9
- insiders9
- insisted9
- nitrides9
- tidiness9
- insister8
- sinister8
- dirties8
- dissent8
- dissert8
- ditsier8
- inditer8
- indites8
- insider8
- insides8
- nitride8
- nitrids8
- snidest8
- strides8
- tidiers8
- tinders8
- tineids8
- estrins7
- inserts7
- senitis7
- sinters7
- strines7
- deists7
- desist7
- diesis7
- diners7
- direst7
- driest7
- idents7
- indies7
- indite7
- indris7
- inside7
- irides7
- irised7
- nitrid7
- resids7
- rident7
- rinsed7
- snider7
- stride7
- teiids7
- teinds7
- tidier7
- tidies7
- tinder7
- tineid7
- trends7
- trined7
- estrin6
- inerts6
- insert6
- insets6
Study DIRTINESS and related words
Have a full rack? Use the word finder to find every word you can play.