Is HAPPINESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HAPPINESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HAPPINESS mean?
- noun
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
- noun
emotions experienced when in a state of well-being
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
H (4) + A (1) + P (3) + P (3) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 16 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 HAPPINESS
HAPPINESS 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 HAPPINESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- shippens15
- snappish15
- happens14
- shippen14
- shnapps14
- happen13
- happis13
- pinesaps12
- aphesis12
- hipness12
- inphase12
- happi12
- nappies11
- pepsins11
- pinesap11
- aspish11
- pashes11
- phases11
- phasis11
- pishes11
- shapen11
- shapes11
- shnaps11
- spahis11
- hessian10
- shenais10
- nappes10
- nappie10
- pepsin10
- aphis10
- apish10
- ephas10
- hasps10
- heaps10
- phase10
- shape10
- ships10
- spahi10
- pansies9
- sapiens9
- ashine9
- hanses9
- shenai9
- shines9
- nappe9
- pipas9
- pipes9
- epha9
- haps9
- hasp9
- heap9
- heps9
- hips9
- pash9
- pehs9
- phis9
- pish9
- ship9
- aspens8
- sepias8
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