Is FACETIOUSNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FACETIOUSNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FACETIOUSNESS mean?
- noun
playful humor
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
13
Letters
F (4) + A (1) + C (3) + E (1) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 18 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 FACETIOUSNESS
FACETIOUSNESS 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 FACETIOUSNESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- factiousness17
- confesses14
- facetious14
- infuscate14
- outfences14
- necessitous13
- unsafeties13
- casefies13
- confuses13
- confutes13
- factions13
- factious13
- faiences13
- fanciest13
- fascines13
- fascists13
- fascites13
- fauceses13
- fiancees13
- fiascoes13
- focusses13
- outfaces13
- outfence13
- unifaces13
- cessations12
- countesses12
- cutesiness12
- fatnesses12
- fitnesses12
- fustiness12
- confess12
- confits12
- confuse12
- confute12
- enfaces12
- faction12
- faience12
- fancies12
- fascine12
- fascist12
- faucets12
- fescues12
- fiancee12
- fiances12
- fiascos12
- ficuses12
- focuses12
- fucoses12
- fustics12
- infects12
- outface12
- uniface12
- acuteness11
- asciteses11
- caestuses11
- canoeists11
- cessation11
- cineastes11
- contessas11
- ecstasies11
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