Is NORTHERNNESSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NORTHERNNESSES is a valid word in US Scrabble, worth 17 points.It is not valid in UK Scrabble.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NORTHERNNESSES mean?
Northernnesses is a form of NORTHERNNESS.
- noun
the property of being to the north
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
—
Words With Friends
14
Letters
N (1) + O (1) + R (1) + T (1) + H (4) + E (1) + R (1) + N (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 17 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Invalid
- 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 NORTHERNNESSES
NORTHERNNESSES 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 NORTHERNNESSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- northernness15
- othernesses14
- reenthrones14
- reenthrone13
- shorteners13
- enthrones12
- heteroses12
- hotnesses12
- northerns12
- otherness12
- sheerness12
- shoetrees12
- shortener12
- shortness12
- enthrone11
- estheses11
- ethnoses11
- honester11
- northern11
- northers11
- senhores11
- sheerest11
- sheeters11
- shoetree11
- shortens11
- sneeshes11
- restenoses10
- sonneteers10
- ethenes10
- ethoses10
- heteros10
- hornets10
- horrent10
- horstes10
- hostess10
- hotness10
- norther10
- noshers10
- reshoes10
- reshone10
- rhetors10
- seethes10
- senhors10
- sheerer10
- sheeter10
- sheroes10
- shorten10
- shorter10
- thereon10
- thrones10
- nonsenses9
- onenesses9
- sonneteer9
- sternness9
- sternsons9
- tenseness9
- terseness9
- ethene9
- ethers9
- ethnos9
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