Is GREEDINESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, GREEDINESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does GREEDINESS mean?
- noun
an excessive desire for food
- noun
an excessive desire for wealth (usually in large amounts)
“the greediness of lawyers”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
10
Letters
G (2) + R (1) + E (1) + E (1) + D (2) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (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 GREEDINESS
GREEDINESS 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 GREEDINESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- designees11
- designers11
- digeneses11
- energised11
- redesigns11
- reseeding11
- energises10
- reediness10
- designee10
- designer10
- diegeses10
- dressing10
- edginess10
- egressed10
- energids10
- redesign10
- reedings10
- resigned10
- diereses9
- direness9
- energies9
- energise9
- greenies9
- greisens9
- nereides9
- redenies9
- reseeing9
- degrees9
- designs9
- digress9
- dingers9
- dreeing9
- energid9
- engirds9
- genders9
- greened9
- reeding9
- reigned9
- reneged9
- sedgier9
- seeding9
- eeriness8
- eserines8
- deniers8
- desires8
- geneses8
- genesis8
- greenie8
- greisen8
- ingress8
- needers8
- needier8
- nereids8
- redness8
- reneges8
- reseeds8
- resends8
- resides8
- resigns8
- resined8
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