Is FATHERLINESSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FATHERLINESSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FATHERLINESSES mean?
Fatherlinesses is a form of FATHERLINESS.
- 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
20
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
14
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) + E (1) + S (1) = 20 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 FATHERLINESSES
FATHERLINESSES 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 FATHERLINESSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- fatherliness18
- featherless17
- heftinesses17
- earthlinesses16
- fatherless16
- flashiness16
- fleshiness16
- halfnesses16
- starfishes16
- earthinesses15
- heartinesses15
- leatheriness15
- faithless15
- flashiest15
- fleshiest15
- freshness15
- heftiness15
- ratfishes15
- shiftless15
- shinleafs15
- theirself15
- earthliness14
- fertileness14
- frailnesses14
- leafinesses14
- lithenesses14
- feathers14
- fetishes14
- fishless14
- fishnets14
- flashers14
- flashier14
- fleshers14
- fleshier14
- freshens14
- freshest14
- freshets14
- halfness14
- shereefs14
- shifters14
- shinleaf14
- starfish14
- earthiness13
- fairnesses13
- flatnesses13
- halenesses13
- heartiness13
- reinflates13
- rifenesses13
- starshines13
- strifeless13
- trashiness13
- fathers13
- feather13
- fishers13
- fishnet13
- flasher13
- flashes13
- flesher13
- fleshes13
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