Is HOTNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HOTNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HOTNESS mean?
- noun
the presence of heat
- noun
a state of sexual arousal
- noun
a hot spiciness
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
10
Words With Friends
7
Letters
H (4) + O (1) + T (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 10 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 HOTNESS
HOTNESS 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 HOTNESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ethnos9
- honest9
- noshes9
- shotes9
- toshes9
- ethos8
- hents8
- hests8
- hones8
- hosen8
- hoses8
- hosts8
- shent8
- shoes8
- shone8
- shote8
- shots8
- soths8
- thens8
- those8
- eths7
- hens7
- hent7
- hest7
- hets7
- hoes7
- hone7
- hons7
- hose7
- hoss7
- host7
- hots7
- nosh7
- sesh7
- shen7
- shes7
- shoe7
- shot7
- sohs7
- soth7
- then7
- tosh7
- onsets6
- setons6
- stenos6
- stones6
- eth6
- hen6
- hes6
- het6
- hoe6
- hon6
- hos6
- hot6
- noh6
- nth6
- ohs6
- she6
- sho6
- soh6
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