Is NEFARIOUSNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NEFARIOUSNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NEFARIOUSNESS mean?
- noun
the quality of being wicked
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
—
Words With Friends
13
Letters
N (1) + E (1) + F (4) + A (1) + R (1) + I (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 16 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 NEFARIOUSNESS
NEFARIOUSNESS 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 NEFARIOUSNESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- unfairnesses15
- fairnesses13
- unfairness13
- farnesses12
- furanoses12
- nefarious12
- reinfuses12
- sanserifs12
- fairness11
- farinose11
- fenurons11
- fineness11
- finesses11
- fissures11
- freesias11
- frissons11
- furanose11
- infernos11
- infusers11
- reinfuse11
- rifeness11
- safeness11
- sanserif11
- ironnesses10
- uneasiness10
- enserfs10
- faeries10
- fanions10
- fanners10
- fannies10
- farness10
- fennier10
- fenuron10
- finesse10
- fissure10
- fraises10
- frasses10
- freesia10
- frisees10
- frisson10
- funnier10
- funnies10
- furanes10
- fusains10
- fusions10
- fussers10
- fussier10
- infares10
- inferno10
- infuser10
- infuses10
- insofar10
- refines10
- refuses10
- unfrees10
- unsafer10
- anserines9
- arsenious9
- nonissues9
- ossuaries9
Study NEFARIOUSNESS and related words
Have a full rack? Use the word finder to find every word you can play.