Is DULLNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DULLNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DULLNESS mean?
- noun
the quality of being slow to understand
- noun
the quality of lacking interestingness
“the stories were of a dullness to bring a buffalo to its knees”
- noun
a lack of visual brightness
“the brightness of the orange sky was reflected in the dullness of the orange sea”
- noun
lack of sensibility
“there was a dullness in his heart”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
9
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
8
Letters
D (2) + U (1) + L (1) + L (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 DULLNESS
DULLNESS 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 DULLNESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- dulness8
- unsells7
- dulses7
- nulled7
- snells6
- sullen6
- unless6
- unsell6
- dells6
- duels6
- dulls6
- dulse6
- dunes6
- lends6
- leuds6
- ludes6
- nudes6
- sends6
- sleds6
- slued6
- sneds6
- sused6
- unled6
- lunes5
- nulls5
- sells5
- slues5
- snell5
- dell5
- dels5
- dens5
- duel5
- dues5
- dull5
- dune5
- duns5
- elds5
- ends5
- lend5
- leud5
- lude5
- luds5
- nude5
- send5
- sled5
- sned5
- suds5
- sued5
- unde5
- used5
- ells4
- lens4
- less4
- lues4
- lune4
- luns4
- ness4
- null4
- sell4
- sels4
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