Is NECKLESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NECKLESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NECKLESS mean?
- adjective
lacking or apparently lacking a neck
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
8
Letters
N (1) + E (1) + C (3) + K (5) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 14 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 NECKLESS
NECKLESS 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 NECKLESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cleeks12
- snecks12
- cleek11
- necks11
- sneck11
- kneels10
- skeens10
- skenes10
- sleeks10
- neck10
- keels9
- keens9
- kneel9
- knees9
- leeks9
- seeks9
- skeen9
- skees9
- skene9
- sleek9
- censes8
- scenes8
- ekes8
- elks8
- keel8
- keen8
- kens8
- knee8
- leek8
- leke8
- leks8
- seek8
- skee8
- cense7
- scene7
- eek7
- eke7
- elk7
- ken7
- lek7
- lenses6
- lessen6
- cees6
- cels6
- cess6
- secs6
- esnes5
- lenes5
- lense5
- seels5
- senes5
- sense5
- cee5
- cel5
- sec5
- eels4
- else4
- eses4
- esne4
- esse4
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