Is NEARSIGHTEDNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NEARSIGHTEDNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NEARSIGHTEDNESS mean?
- noun
(ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
15
Letters
N (1) + E (1) + A (1) + R (1) + S (1) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + T (1) + E (1) + D (2) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 20 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 NEARSIGHTEDNESS
NEARSIGHTEDNESS 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 NEARSIGHTEDNESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- threadinesses17
- nightdresses17
- greenishness16
- nearsighted16
- sightedness16
- earthinesses15
- heartinesses15
- disheartens15
- handinesses15
- hardinesses15
- headinesses15
- rightnesses15
- thingnesses15
- threadiness15
- garnisheed15
- greenheads15
- hardenings15
- ingathered15
- nightdress15
- sedentariness14
- daringnesses14
- resignedness14
- tragediennes14
- dishearten14
- garishness14
- garnishees14
- hardnesses14
- harnessing14
- heartening14
- nighnesses14
- sightseers14
- standishes14
- garnished14
- greenhead14
- hardening14
- resighted14
- threading14
- trendinesses13
- destressing13
- grandnesses13
- tragedienne13
- earthiness13
- enshrinees13
- heartiness13
- starshines13
- thinnesses13
- trashiness13
- adherents13
- antherids13
- diatheses13
- eighteens13
- enshrined13
- etherised13
- garnishee13
- garnishes13
- handiness13
- handsiest13
- hangnests13
- hangriest13
- hardiness13
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