Is FONDNESSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FONDNESSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FONDNESSES mean?
Fondnesses is a form of FONDNESS.
- 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
14
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
10
Letters
F (4) + O (1) + N (1) + D (2) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 14 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 FONDNESSES
FONDNESSES 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 FONDNESSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- fondness12
- fessed10
- doneness9
- fesses9
- fosses9
- feeds9
- fends9
- feods9
- fonds9
- donnees8
- fesse8
- fosse8
- feds8
- feed8
- fend8
- feod8
- fond8
- oneness7
- donees7
- donnee7
- dosses7
- neoned7
- sensed7
- sondes7
- fees7
- fens7
- fess7
- foes7
- fons7
- foss7
- def7
- fed7
- nesses6
- senses6
- denes6
- dense6
- donee6
- donne6
- doses6
- needs6
- nodes6
- nosed6
- seeds6
- sends6
- sneds6
- sonde6
- efs6
- fee6
- fen6
- fes6
- foe6
- fon6
- esnes5
- esses5
- nenes5
- neons5
- nones5
- noses5
- senes5
- sense5
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