Is MADNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MADNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MADNESS mean?
- noun
obsolete terms for legal insanity
- noun
an acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain
- noun
a feeling of intense anger
“hell hath no fury like a woman scorned”
- noun
the quality of being rash and foolish
“trying to drive through a blizzard is the height of folly”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
7
Letters
M (3) + A (1) + D (2) + 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 MADNESS
MADNESS 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.
Anagrams of MADNESS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from MADNESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- desmans10
- amends9
- desman9
- massed9
- menads9
- manses8
- mensas8
- messan8
- admen8
- amend8
- dames8
- damns8
- maned8
- meads8
- menad8
- mends8
- named8
- sedans7
- amens7
- manes7
- manse7
- mases7
- masse7
- means7
- mensa7
- mesas7
- names7
- nemas7
- seams7
- dame7
- damn7
- dams7
- made7
- mads7
- mead7
- meds7
- mend7
- deans6
- sades6
- sands6
- saned6
- sedan6
- sends6
- sneds6
- amen6
- maes6
- mane6
- mans6
- mass6
- mean6
- mesa6
- mess6
- name6
- nema6
- same6
- seam6
- dam6
- mad6
- med6
- sanes5
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