Is NERVOUSNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NERVOUSNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NERVOUSNESS mean?
- noun
the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters
- noun
an uneasy psychological state
“he suffered an attack of nerves”
- noun
a sensitive or highly strung temperament
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
11
Letters
N (1) + E (1) + R (1) + V (4) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) + N (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 NERVOUSNESS
NERVOUSNESS 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 NERVOUSNESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- overuses11
- unnerves11
- nervous10
- oeuvres10
- overuse10
- unnerve10
- unroven10
- venuses10
- nerves9
- oeuvre9
- revues9
- serves9
- servos9
- sevens9
- severs9
- soever9
- uneven9
- unrove9
- venose9
- venous9
- venues9
- verses9
- versos9
- versus9
- neurones8
- neuroses8
- nonusers8
- soreness8
- sourness8
- sureness8
- eruvs8
- evens8
- nerve8
- never8
- neves8
- nevus8
- ovens8
- overs8
- revue8
- roven8
- roves8
- serve8
- servo8
- seven8
- sever8
- veers8
- venue8
- venus8
- verse8
- verso8
- ensures7
- neurone7
- neurons7
- nonuser7
- nonuses7
- oneness7
- senores7
- sensors7
- sousers7
- eruv7
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