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
- Scrabble
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 8
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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