Is NIGHNESSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NIGHNESSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
14
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
10
Letters
N (1) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (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.
Definition
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See the definition of NighnessesHooks for NIGHNESSES
NIGHNESSES 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 NIGHNESSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- nighness12
- sheening12
- henges10
- hinges10
- neighs10
- gneisses9
- hisses9
- seshes9
- sheens9
- shines9
- sneesh9
- ghees9
- henge9
- hinge9
- neigh9
- nighs9
- sighs9
- engines8
- ensigns8
- genesis8
- seeings8
- sensing8
- signees8
- sheen8
- shies8
- shine8
- shins8
- sinhs8
- ghee8
- ghis8
- nigh8
- sigh8
- senseis7
- egises7
- engine7
- ensign7
- genies7
- gneiss7
- seeing7
- sieges7
- signee7
- singes7
- hens7
- hies7
- hins7
- hisn7
- hiss7
- sesh7
- shen7
- shes7
- shin7
- sinh7
- ghi7
- nesses6
- seines6
- seises6
- sensei6
- senses6
- genes6
- genie6
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