Is GAWKINESSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, GAWKINESSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does GAWKINESSES mean?
Gawkinesses is a form of GAWKINESS.
- noun
the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are extremely ungainly and inelegant
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
11
Letters
G (2) + A (1) + W (4) + K (5) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 19 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 GAWKINESSES
GAWKINESSES 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 GAWKINESSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- gawkiness17
- askewness16
- skewness15
- weakness15
- gawkies15
- skewing15
- wakings15
- weakens14
- waking14
- seesawing13
- sinkages13
- knawes13
- swanks13
- swinks13
- wakens13
- weaken13
- gawks13
- askings12
- gaskins12
- seeking12
- sinkage12
- skeeing12
- askew12
- knawe12
- skews12
- swank12
- swink12
- waken12
- wakes12
- wanks12
- weeks12
- wekas12
- winks12
- gawk12
- wiseness11
- askeses11
- askesis11
- enskies11
- kinases11
- kineses11
- sewages11
- sewings11
- skeanes11
- swinges11
- asking11
- gaskin11
- kiangs11
- knew11
- skew11
- wake11
- wank11
- weak11
- week11
- weka11
- wink11
- assignees10
- newsies10
- seesaws10
- waeness10
- wiseass10
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