Is LONELINESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LONELINESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LONELINESS mean?
- noun
the state of being alone in solitary isolation
- noun
sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned
- noun
a disposition toward being alone
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
10
Letters
L (1) + O (1) + N (1) + E (1) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 10 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 LONELINESS
LONELINESS 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 LONELINESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- lineless8
- loneness8
- enisles7
- ensiles7
- eosines7
- illness7
- innless7
- insoles7
- leonine7
- lesions7
- lioness7
- nellies7
- nelsons7
- niellos7
- oleines7
- oneness7
- onesies7
- seniles7
- sonnies7
- eloins6
- enisle6
- enosis6
- ensile6
- eosine6
- eosins6
- essoin6
- insole6
- lenses6
- leones6
- lesion6
- lessen6
- lesson6
- linens6
- lisles6
- losels6
- nelson6
- niello6
- noesis6
- noises6
- oleine6
- oleins6
- ollies6
- onesie6
- online6
- ossein6
- seines6
- selles6
- senile6
- sensei6
- siloes6
- snells6
- sonsie6
- eloin5
- enols5
- eosin5
- esnes5
- isles5
- lenes5
- lenis5
- lenos5
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