Is HANDSOMENESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HANDSOMENESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HANDSOMENESS mean?
- noun
the quality of having regular well-defined features (especially of a man)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
12
Letters
H (4) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) + S (1) + O (1) + M (3) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 18 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 HANDSOMENESS
HANDSOMENESS 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 HANDSOMENESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- menhadens15
- emdashes14
- handsome14
- headsmen14
- menhaden14
- sandshoes13
- headmen13
- smashed13
- madnesses12
- dasheens12
- endashes12
- sandshoe12
- hansoms12
- menshen12
- menshes12
- nonheme12
- smashes12
- emdash12
- mashed12
- meshed12
- moshed12
- shamed12
- daemones11
- demoness11
- seedsman11
- dasheen11
- deashes11
- hennaed11
- ashmen11
- enmesh11
- hansom11
- mahoes11
- mashes11
- meshes11
- moshes11
- shames11
- shamos11
- shmoes11
- homed11
- anemones10
- anemoses10
- mannoses10
- meanness10
- sameness10
- daemons10
- damsons10
- demeans10
- demoses10
- desmans10
- madness10
- masoned10
- monades10
- oedemas10
- sandmen10
- seedman10
- snashes10
- dashes10
- doshas10
- doshes10
- endash10
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