Is FOOLISHNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FOOLISHNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FOOLISHNESS mean?
- noun
the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
- noun
the quality of being rash and foolish
“trying to drive through a blizzard is the height of folly”
- noun
a stupid mistake
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
11
Letters
F (4) + O (1) + O (1) + L (1) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 17 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 FOOLISHNESS
FOOLISHNESS 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 FOOLISHNESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- shooflies15
- fishless14
- hoofless14
- foolish13
- hisself13
- selfish13
- elfish12
- fishes12
- foehns12
- floosies11
- flossies11
- holiness11
- flesh11
- foehn11
- fohns11
- hoofs11
- shelf11
- finless10
- floosie10
- flosses10
- flossie10
- foisons10
- foliose10
- fossils10
- isohels10
- olefins10
- sloshes10
- soonish10
- fehs10
- fish10
- fohn10
- hoof10
- elfins9
- felons9
- filose9
- flooie9
- foison9
- folios9
- fosses9
- fossil9
- helios9
- hisses9
- hoises9
- holies9
- hoolie9
- hosels9
- hosses9
- isohel9
- noshes9
- olefin9
- sheols9
- shiels9
- shines9
- shools9
- feh9
- foh9
- elfin8
- felon8
- files8
- filos8
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