Is GAINFULNESSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, GAINFULNESSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does GAINFULNESSES mean?
Gainfulnesses is a form of GAINFULNESS.
- noun
the quality of affording gain or benefit or profit
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
13
Letters
G (2) + A (1) + I (1) + N (1) + F (4) + U (1) + L (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (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 GAINFULNESSES
GAINFULNESSES 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 GAINFULNESSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- gainfulness15
- sinfulness13
- fuselages13
- unfeeling13
- falseness12
- fulnesses12
- leafiness12
- fangless12
- feelings12
- fenagles12
- finagles12
- flensing12
- fuselage12
- snafuing12
- gluinesses11
- singleness11
- slanginess11
- uglinesses11
- fineness11
- finesses11
- fuseless11
- safeness11
- selfness11
- senseful11
- engulfs11
- feasing11
- feeling11
- fenagle11
- feninga11
- fenings11
- fessing11
- finagle11
- flanges11
- fleeing11
- fueling11
- fungals11
- fussing11
- gainful11
- ingulfs11
- leafing11
- selfing11
- sensualise10
- uneasiness10
- agileness10
- angeluses10
- assignees10
- ensilages10
- glassines10
- lessening10
- sanguines10
- unsealing10
- easeful10
- falsies10
- fannies10
- felines10
- fennels10
- finales10
- finesse10
- finless10
- flenses10
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