Is HOPEFULNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HOPEFULNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HOPEFULNESS mean?
- noun
full of hope
- noun
the feeling you have when you have hope
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
11
Letters
H (4) + O (1) + P (3) + E (1) + F (4) + U (1) + L (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 19 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 HOPEFULNESS
HOPEFULNESS 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 HOPEFULNESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hopefuls16
- hopeful15
- sulphones14
- sheenful14
- hopeless13
- sulphone13
- fleshes13
- flushes13
- phenols12
- plushes12
- sphenes12
- foehns12
- foulness11
- senseful11
- sulfones11
- holpen11
- ouphes11
- phenol11
- phones11
- pushes11
- shleps11
- sphene11
- splosh11
- flesh11
- flush11
- foehn11
- fohns11
- shelf11
- flenses10
- fulness10
- housels10
- hueless10
- oneself10
- slushee10
- sulfone10
- flops10
- helps10
- hopes10
- ouphe10
- ouphs10
- pelfs10
- pheos10
- phone10
- phons10
- plush10
- poufs10
- sheep10
- shlep10
- shops10
- sophs10
- fehs10
- fohn10
- espouse9
- spleens9
- felons9
- flense9
- fusees9
- fusels9
- hosels9
- housel9
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