Is MUSKINESSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MUSKINESSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MUSKINESSES mean?
Muskinesses is a form of MUSKINESS.
- noun
having the olfactory properties of musk
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
11
Letters
M (3) + U (1) + S (1) + K (5) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (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 MUSKINESSES
MUSKINESSES 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 MUSKINESSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- muskiness15
- kumisses14
- kumises13
- muskies13
- kumiss12
- minkes12
- muskie12
- smeeks12
- messiness11
- missenses11
- mussiness11
- enskies11
- kineses11
- kumis11
- mikes11
- minke11
- minks11
- musks11
- skims11
- smeek11
- missense10
- missuses10
- kisses10
- skeens10
- skeins10
- skenes10
- meek10
- mike10
- mink10
- musk10
- skim10
- minuses9
- misuses9
- nemesis9
- semises9
- siemens9
- keens9
- kines9
- knees9
- neuks9
- nukes9
- seeks9
- sikes9
- sinks9
- skeen9
- skees9
- skein9
- skene9
- skies9
- skins9
- emesis8
- menses8
- mesnes8
- messes8
- misses8
- missus8
- misuse8
- musses8
- neumes8
- seisms8
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