Is NEEDINESSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NEEDINESSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NEEDINESSES mean?
Needinesses is a form of NEEDINESS.
- noun
a state of extreme poverty
- noun
the quality of needing attention and affection and reassurance to a marked degree
“he recognized her neediness but had no time to respond to it”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
11
Letters
N (1) + E (1) + E (1) + D (2) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 12 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 NEEDINESSES
NEEDINESSES 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 NEEDINESSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- denseness10
- neediness10
- seediness10
- snideness10
- indenes8
- senseis7
- denies7
- dienes7
- dieses7
- disses7
- indene7
- seined7
- seised7
- sensed7
- sinned7
- nesses6
- seines6
- seises6
- sensei6
- senses6
- denes6
- dense6
- desis6
- diene6
- dines6
- inned6
- needs6
- nides6
- seeds6
- sends6
- sides6
- sneds6
- snide6
- esnes5
- esses5
- nenes5
- nines5
- seine5
- seise5
- senes5
- sense5
- sines5
- sises5
- dees5
- dene5
- deni5
- dens5
- desi5
- dies5
- dine5
- dins5
- diss5
- eide5
- ends5
- ides5
- need5
- nide5
- seed5
- send5
- side5
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