Is HILLINESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HILLINESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HILLINESS mean?
- noun
the quality of being hilly
“the hilliness of West Virginia”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
9
Letters
H (4) + I (1) + L (1) + L (1) + 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 FriendsNot listed
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 HILLINESS
Single letters that turn HILLINESS into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks1
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from HILLINESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- nihils9
- shells9
- shiels9
- shills9
- shines9
- heils8
- hells8
- hills8
- nihil8
- shell8
- shiel8
- shies8
- shill8
- shine8
- shins8
- sinhs8
- illness7
- sillies7
- elhi7
- heil7
- hell7
- hens7
- hies7
- hili7
- hill7
- hins7
- hisn7
- hiss7
- sesh7
- shen7
- shes7
- shin7
- sinh7
- lilies6
- lisles6
- nielli6
- niseis6
- seisin6
- sileni6
- snells6
- hen6
- hes6
- hie6
- hin6
- his6
- she6
- isles5
- issei5
- lenis5
- liens5
- lines5
- lisle5
- nills5
- nisei5
- sells5
- sills5
- sines5
- snell5
- eh5
- he5
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