Is LUGUBRIOUSNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LUGUBRIOUSNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LUGUBRIOUSNESS mean?
- noun
the quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
14
Letters
L (1) + U (1) + G (2) + U (1) + B (3) + R (1) + I (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 17 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 LUGUBRIOUSNESS
LUGUBRIOUSNESS 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 LUGUBRIOUSNESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- lugubrious13
- subregions13
- subsoilers12
- blessings12
- bogusness12
- buglosses12
- bulginess12
- obsessing12
- subregion12
- burliness11
- burnouses11
- ribuloses11
- sublessor11
- subsoiler11
- blessing11
- blousing11
- blueings11
- blungers11
- bourgies11
- bunglers11
- burgeons11
- busgirls11
- bussings11
- glibness11
- ignobler11
- obligers11
- sobering11
- subgenus11
- subrings11
- longueurs10
- roseslugs10
- blousier10
- boursins10
- business10
- nebulous10
- nubilose10
- nubilous10
- ribulose10
- soubises10
- suberins10
- suberous10
- sublines10
- subrules10
- subsoils10
- unburies10
- belongs10
- bigness10
- bigoses10
- bingers10
- bingoes10
- biogens10
- blueing10
- bluings10
- blunger10
- blunges10
- borings10
- bossing10
- bougier10
- bougies10
- bourgie10
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