Is MEANNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MEANNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MEANNESS mean?
- noun
the quality of being deliberately mean
- noun
extreme stinginess
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
8
Letters
M (3) + E (1) + A (1) + N (1) + 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 MEANNESS
MEANNESS 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 MEANNESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- enemas8
- manses8
- mensae8
- mensas8
- menses8
- mesnes8
- messan8
- seamen8
- semens8
- sesame8
- amens7
- enema7
- manes7
- manse7
- mases7
- masse7
- means7
- mensa7
- mense7
- mesas7
- mesne7
- names7
- neems7
- nemas7
- seams7
- seems7
- semen7
- semes7
- sennas6
- amen6
- emes6
- maes6
- mane6
- mans6
- mass6
- mean6
- mesa6
- mess6
- name6
- neem6
- nema6
- same6
- seam6
- seem6
- seme6
- eases5
- esnes5
- nenes5
- sanes5
- senes5
- senna5
- sensa5
- sense5
- eme5
- ems5
- mae5
- man5
- mas5
- men5
- mes5
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