Is FONDNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FONDNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FONDNESS mean?
- noun
a predisposition to like something
“he had a fondness for whiskey”
- noun
a positive feeling of liking
“he had trouble expressing the affection he felt”
- noun
a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
8
Letters
F (4) + O (1) + N (1) + D (2) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 12 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 FONDNESS
FONDNESS 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 FONDNESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- fends9
- feods9
- fonds9
- fosse8
- feds8
- fend8
- feod8
- fond8
- sondes7
- fens7
- fess7
- foes7
- fons7
- foss7
- def7
- fed7
- donne6
- doses6
- nodes6
- nosed6
- sends6
- sneds6
- sonde6
- efs6
- fen6
- fes6
- foe6
- fon6
- neons5
- nones5
- noses5
- sones5
- dens5
- does5
- done5
- dons5
- dose5
- doss5
- ends5
- node5
- nods5
- odes5
- send5
- sned5
- sods5
- ef5
- fe5
- of5
- eons4
- neon4
- ness4
- noes4
- none4
- nose4
- ones4
- oses4
- sone4
- sons4
- den4
- doe4
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