Is MADNESSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MADNESSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MADNESSES mean?
Madnesses is a form of MADNESS.
- 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
- Scrabble
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 9
M (3) + A (1) + D (2) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 12 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 MADNESSES
MADNESSES 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 MADNESSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- seedsman11
- sameness10
- demeans10
- desmans10
- madness10
- seedman10
- messans9
- sesames9
- adeems9
- amends9
- demean9
- desman9
- edemas9
- emends9
- massed9
- menads9
- mensed9
- messed9
- seamed9
- sadness8
- enemas8
- manses8
- masses8
- mensae8
- mensas8
- menses8
- mesnes8
- messan8
- messes8
- seamen8
- semens8
- sesame8
- adeem8
- admen8
- amend8
- dames8
- damns8
- deems8
- demes8
- edema8
- emend8
- maned8
- meads8
- meeds8
- menad8
- mends8
- named8
- sassed7
- sedans7
- sensed7
- amens7
- enema7
- manes7
- manse7
- mases7
- masse7
- means7
- mensa7
- mense7
- mesas7
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