Is FIRMNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FIRMNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FIRMNESS mean?
- noun
the muscle tone of healthy tissue
“his muscular firmness”
- noun
the trait of being resolute
“his resoluteness carried him through the battle”
- noun
the property of being unyielding to the touch
- noun
the quality of being steady or securely and immovably fixed in place
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
8
Letters
F (4) + I (1) + R (1) + M (3) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 13 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 FIRMNESS
FIRMNESS 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 FIRMNESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- fermis11
- fermi10
- firms10
- frises9
- infers9
- serifs9
- fems9
- firm9
- miners8
- misers8
- remiss8
- ferns8
- finer8
- fines8
- fires8
- firns8
- fries8
- frise8
- infer8
- neifs8
- reifs8
- seifs8
- serfs8
- serif8
- fem8
- emirs7
- miens7
- miner7
- mines7
- mires7
- miser7
- mises7
- rimes7
- seism7
- semis7
- fens7
- fern7
- fess7
- fine7
- fins7
- fire7
- firn7
- firs7
- neif7
- refs7
- reif7
- rife7
- rifs7
- seif7
- serf7
- resins6
- rinses6
- serins6
- sirens6
- emir6
- isms6
- mess6
- mien6
- mine6
- mire6
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