Is GOODNESSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, GOODNESSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does GOODNESSES mean?
Goodnesses is a form of GOODNESS.
- noun
that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
“weigh the good against the bad”
- noun
moral excellence or admirableness
“there is much good to be found in people”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
10
Letters
G (2) + O (1) + O (1) + D (2) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 12 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 GOODNESSES
GOODNESSES 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 GOODNESSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- goodness10
- gessoed9
- godsons9
- noodges9
- gessoes8
- geodes8
- godson8
- goosed8
- noodge8
- sedges8
- snooses7
- donees7
- dosses7
- gnoses7
- gooses7
- nodose7
- noosed7
- odeons7
- segnos7
- sensed7
- snoods7
- sondes7
- doges7
- dongs7
- edges7
- geode7
- goods7
- ogeed7
- sedge7
- nesses6
- nooses6
- senses6
- snoose6
- denes6
- dense6
- donee6
- doses6
- genes6
- gesso6
- goons6
- goose6
- needs6
- nodes6
- nosed6
- odeon6
- ogees6
- seeds6
- segno6
- segos6
- sends6
- sneds6
- snogs6
- snood6
- sonde6
- songs6
- doge6
- dogs6
- dong6
- edge6
- geds6
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