Is LOOSENESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LOOSENESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LOOSENESS mean?
- noun
frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor
- noun
freedom from restraint
“the flexibility and looseness of the materials from which mythology is made”
- noun
a lack of strict accuracy; laxity of practice
“misunderstandings can often be traced to a looseness of expression”
- noun
the quality of movability by virtue of being free from attachment or other restraints
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
9
Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
9
Letters
L (1) + O (1) + O (1) + S (1) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 9 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 LOOSENESS
LOOSENESS 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 LOOSENESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- noseless8
- soleness8
- lessens7
- lessons7
- loesses7
- loosens7
- snooses7
- sonless7
- lenses6
- leones6
- lessen6
- lesson6
- loosen6
- looses6
- losses6
- nesses6
- nooses6
- senses6
- snools6
- snoose6
- soloes6
- solons6
- enols5
- esnes5
- esses5
- lenes5
- lenos5
- lense5
- leone5
- loess5
- loons5
- loose5
- loses5
- noels5
- nolos5
- noose5
- noses5
- oleos5
- seels5
- senes5
- sense5
- sloes5
- snool5
- soles5
- solon5
- solos5
- sones5
- eels4
- else4
- enol4
- eons4
- eses4
- esne4
- esse4
- lees4
- leno4
- lens4
- less4
- lone4
- loon4
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