Is GAWKINESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, GAWKINESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does GAWKINESS mean?
- noun
the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are extremely ungainly and inelegant
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
9
Letters
G (2) + A (1) + W (4) + K (5) + I (1) + 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 GAWKINESS
GAWKINESS 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 GAWKINESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- gawkies15
- skewing15
- wakings15
- waking14
- sinkages13
- knawes13
- swanks13
- swinks13
- wakens13
- gawks13
- askings12
- gaskins12
- sinkage12
- askew12
- knawe12
- skews12
- swank12
- swink12
- waken12
- wakes12
- wanks12
- wekas12
- winks12
- gawk12
- kinases11
- sewings11
- swinges11
- asking11
- gaskin11
- kiangs11
- knew11
- skew11
- wake11
- wank11
- weak11
- weka11
- wink11
- aweing10
- gawsie10
- kinase10
- sawing10
- sewing10
- skeans10
- skeins10
- snakes10
- sneaks10
- swages10
- swinge10
- swings10
- wigans10
- eking10
- ganks10
- ginks10
- kiang10
- kings10
- skags10
- skegs10
- sewans9
- sinews9
- swains9
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