Is FATHERLINESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FATHERLINESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FATHERLINESS mean?
- noun
the benignity and protectiveness of or befitting a father
“the gentleness and fatherliness of the strange old man eased her fears”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
12
Letters
F (4) + A (1) + T (1) + H (4) + E (1) + R (1) + L (1) + I (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 FATHERLINESS
FATHERLINESS 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 FATHERLINESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- fatherless16
- faithless15
- flashiest15
- fleshiest15
- heftiness15
- ratfishes15
- shinleafs15
- theirself15
- earthliness14
- feathers14
- fetishes14
- fishnets14
- flashers14
- flashier14
- fleshers14
- fleshier14
- freshens14
- freshest14
- freshets14
- halfness14
- shifters14
- shinleaf14
- starfish14
- earthiness13
- heartiness13
- reinflates13
- fathers13
- feather13
- fishers13
- fishnet13
- flasher13
- flashes13
- flesher13
- fleshes13
- freshen13
- freshes13
- freshet13
- hafters13
- hefters13
- heftier13
- heifers13
- herself13
- hisself13
- leftish13
- ratfish13
- selfish13
- serfish13
- sharifs13
- sherifs13
- shifter13
- shrifts13
- terefah13
- asthenies12
- fasteners12
- fenestral12
- flaneries12
- frailness12
- hasteners12
- heartless12
- herniates12
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