Is MAWKISHNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MAWKISHNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 23 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MAWKISHNESS mean?
- noun
insincere pathos
- noun
falsely emotional in a maudlin way
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
23
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
11
Letters
M (3) + A (1) + W (4) + K (5) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 23 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 MAWKISHNESS
MAWKISHNESS 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 MAWKISHNESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- mawkish19
- khamsins17
- hawkies17
- weakish17
- shakiness16
- khamsin16
- misknew16
- samekhs16
- hawkie16
- whisks16
- washiness15
- hakims15
- samekh15
- hawks15
- whisk15
- shamisens14
- hankies14
- knishes14
- shiksas14
- shikses14
- snakish14
- shawms14
- hakim14
- hawk14
- messiahs13
- shamisen13
- kamsins13
- kinemas13
- masknes13
- swashes13
- swishes13
- wahines13
- hankie13
- knawes13
- nikahs13
- shaken13
- shakes13
- shanks13
- sheiks13
- shiksa13
- shikse13
- swanks13
- swinks13
- wakens13
- shawm13
- whams13
- whims13
- haemins12
- manwise12
- mashies12
- messiah12
- smashes12
- swamies12
- hawses12
- kamsin12
- kinema12
- maskne12
- minkes12
- newish12
- sameks12
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