Is LATENESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LATENESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 8 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LATENESS mean?
- noun
quality of coming late or later in time
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
8
Scrabble
10
Words With Friends
8
Letters
L (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 8 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 LATENESS
LATENESS 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 LATENESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- entases7
- lateens7
- leanest7
- nestles7
- netless7
- sateens7
- senates7
- sensate7
- teasels7
- aneles6
- assent6
- easels6
- elates6
- enates6
- lateen6
- latens6
- leases6
- leasts6
- lenses6
- lessen6
- nestle6
- sanest6
- sateen6
- senate6
- slants6
- slates6
- sleets6
- stales6
- stanes6
- steals6
- steels6
- stelae6
- steles6
- tassel6
- teasel6
- teases6
- tenses6
- teslas6
- anele5
- antes5
- asset5
- easel5
- eases5
- easts5
- eaten5
- elans5
- elate5
- enate5
- esnes5
- etnas5
- lanes5
- lases5
- lasts5
- laten5
- leans5
- leant5
- lease5
- least5
- leets5
- lenes5
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