Is INDUSTRIOUSNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INDUSTRIOUSNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INDUSTRIOUSNESS mean?
- noun
persevering determination to perform a task
“his diligence won him quick promotions”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
15
Letters
I (1) + N (1) + D (2) + U (1) + S (1) + T (1) + R (1) + I (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (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 INDUSTRIOUSNESS
INDUSTRIOUSNESS 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 INDUSTRIOUSNESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- studiousness13
- dissensions12
- dissentions12
- dissentious12
- distensions12
- industrious12
- reunionists11
- ruinousness11
- sinuousness11
- detrusions11
- disorients11
- disseisors11
- dissension11
- dissention11
- distension11
- disuniters11
- eruditions11
- industries11
- renditions11
- rotundness11
- routinised11
- sturdiness11
- tendinosis11
- uninsureds11
- unsoundest11
- untidiness11
- insertions10
- intrusions10
- reunionist10
- routinises10
- sinistrous10
- derisions10
- detrusion10
- diestrous10
- dioestrus10
- dirtiness10
- disinters10
- disorient10
- disseisor10
- dissensus10
- disunions10
- disuniter10
- disunites10
- ditsiness10
- drossiest10
- dustiness10
- erudition10
- indentors10
- ironsides10
- nonsuited10
- outsiders10
- outsinned10
- rendition10
- resinoids10
- retinoids10
- roundness10
- seditions10
- seditious10
- siderosis10
- sinusoids10
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