Is LIKELINESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LIKELINESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LIKELINESS mean?
- noun
the probability of a specified outcome
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
—
Words With Friends
10
Letters
L (1) + I (1) + K (5) + E (1) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 14 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 LIKELINESS
LIKELINESS 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 LIKELINESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- likeness12
- linelike12
- enskies11
- inkless11
- kellies11
- killies11
- kineses11
- kinesis11
- kinless11
- selkies11
- silkies11
- inkles10
- killie10
- kneels10
- knells10
- likens10
- selkie10
- silken10
- silkie10
- siskin10
- skeens10
- skeins10
- skells10
- skenes10
- skills10
- sleeks10
- slinks10
- inkle9
- keels9
- keens9
- kills9
- kilns9
- kines9
- kneel9
- knees9
- knell9
- leeks9
- liken9
- likes9
- links9
- seeks9
- sikes9
- silks9
- sinks9
- skeen9
- skees9
- skein9
- skell9
- skene9
- skies9
- skill9
- skins9
- sleek9
- slink9
- lineless8
- ekes8
- elks8
- ilks8
- inks8
- keel8
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