Is INWARDNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INWARDNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INWARDNESS mean?
- noun
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
“the gist of the prosecutor's argument”
- noun
preoccupation especially with one's attitudes and ethical or ideological values
“the sensitiveness of James's characters, their seeming inwardness”
- noun
the quality or state of being inward or internal
“the inwardness of the body's organs”
- noun
preoccupation with what concerns human inner nature (especially ethical or ideological values)
“Socrates' inwardness, integrity, and inquisitiveness”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
10
Letters
I (1) + N (1) + W (4) + A (1) + R (1) + D (2) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 14 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 INWARDNESS
INWARDNESS 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 INWARDNESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- wariness11
- enwinds11
- indrawn11
- inwards11
- rewinds11
- swanned11
- wanders11
- wardens11
- wessand11
- winders11
- randiness10
- answers10
- rawness10
- wanness10
- winners10
- dewans10
- dewars10
- diwans10
- dwines10
- enwind10
- inward10
- rewind10
- snawed10
- swards10
- waders10
- wadies10
- waired10
- wander10
- wanned10
- warden10
- warned10
- weirds10
- widens10
- winder10
- winned10
- wissed10
- aridness9
- insnared9
- sardines9
- answer9
- rawins9
- resawn9
- resaws9
- rewins9
- sawers9
- sewans9
- sewars9
- sinews9
- swains9
- swears9
- swines9
- wanier9
- wanner9
- winner9
- wrasse9
- awned9
- dawen9
- dawns9
- dewan9
- dewar9
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