Is NAUGHTINESSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NAUGHTINESSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NAUGHTINESSES mean?
Naughtinesses is a form of NAUGHTINESS.
- noun
an attribute of mischievous children
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
13
Letters
N (1) + A (1) + U (1) + G (2) + H (4) + T (1) + 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 NAUGHTINESSES
NAUGHTINESSES 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 NAUGHTINESSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- naughtiness15
- thingnesses15
- nighnesses14
- thinnesses13
- anguishes13
- enthusing13
- gushiness13
- hangnests13
- hastening13
- hauntings13
- naethings13
- naughties13
- sennights13
- shantungs13
- sheetings13
- sightseen13
- sightsees13
- thingness13
- gauntnesses12
- tanginesses12
- asthenies12
- esthesias12
- hastiness12
- sunshines12
- theanines12
- gahnites12
- gushiest12
- hangnest12
- haunting12
- heatings12
- hugeness12
- huntings12
- hustings12
- naething12
- nighness12
- seething12
- sennight12
- shantung12
- sheening12
- sheeting12
- shunting12
- sightsee12
- stashing12
- stengahs12
- thenages12
- unhinges12
- unsights12
- giantesses11
- antheses11
- anthesis11
- ashiness11
- enthuses11
- esthesia11
- esthesis11
- hessians11
- hessites11
- hiatuses11
- shannies11
- shanties11
- sheitans11
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