Is LEANNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LEANNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 8 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LEANNESS mean?
- noun
the quality of being meager
“an exiguity of cloth that would only allow of miniature capes”
- noun
the property of having little body fat
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
8
Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
8
Letters
L (1) + E (1) + A (1) + N (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 LEANNESS
Single letters that turn LEANNESS into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks1
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from LEANNESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- aneles6
- easels6
- leases6
- lenses6
- lessen6
- sennas6
- anele5
- easel5
- eases5
- elans5
- esnes5
- lanes5
- lases5
- leans5
- lease5
- lenes5
- lense5
- nenes5
- sales5
- sanes5
- seals5
- seels5
- senes5
- senna5
- sensa5
- sense5
- alee4
- ales4
- anes4
- ease4
- eels4
- elan4
- else4
- eses4
- esne4
- esse4
- lane4
- lase4
- lass4
- lean4
- leas4
- lees4
- lens4
- less4
- naes4
- nans4
- nene4
- ness4
- sale4
- sals4
- sane4
- sans4
- seal4
- seas4
- seel4
- seen4
- sees4
- sels4
- sene4
- ale3
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