Is EFFORTLESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, EFFORTLESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does EFFORTLESS mean?
- adjective
requiring or apparently requiring no effort
“the swallows glided in an effortless way through the busy air”
- adjective
not showing effort or strain
“a difficult feat performed with casual mastery”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
E (1) + F (4) + F (4) + O (1) + R (1) + T (1) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 16 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 EFFORTLESS
EFFORTLESS 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 EFFORTLESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- forefelt14
- efforts13
- offsets13
- setoffs13
- toffees13
- effort12
- offers12
- offset12
- setoff12
- toffee12
- fretless11
- offer11
- teffs11
- toffs11
- festers10
- florets10
- flosser10
- forests10
- fosters10
- lofters10
- reflets10
- telfers10
- effs10
- offs10
- teff10
- toff10
- fester9
- fetors9
- fleers9
- fleets9
- floret9
- forest9
- fortes9
- foster9
- freest9
- frosts9
- lefter9
- lofter9
- refels9
- refelt9
- reflet9
- softer9
- telfer9
- eff9
- off9
- solerets8
- feels8
- felts8
- feres8
- fesse8
- fests8
- fetes8
- fetor8
- fleer8
- flees8
- fleet8
- floes8
- floss8
- fores8
- forte8
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