Is OPAQUENESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OPAQUENESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OPAQUENESS mean?
- noun
incomprehensibility resulting from obscurity of meaning
- noun
the quality of being opaque to a degree; the degree to which something reduces the passage of light
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
10
Letters
O (1) + P (3) + A (1) + Q (10) + U (1) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 21 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 OPAQUENESS
OPAQUENESS 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 OPAQUENESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- opaques18
- opaque17
- queans15
- queens15
- quesos15
- eques14
- quass14
- quean14
- queen14
- queso14
- suqs13
- qua12
- suq12
- eupnoeas10
- espouse9
- eupneas9
- eupnoea9
- aspens8
- eposes8
- eupnea8
- opuses8
- paeons8
- paseos8
- passee8
- pauses8
- peasen8
- peases8
- peones8
- sneaps8
- speans8
- spense8
- spouse8
- upases8
- aeneous7
- uneases7
- apses7
- aspen7
- napes7
- neaps7
- neeps7
- opens7
- paeon7
- panes7
- paseo7
- pases7
- passe7
- pause7
- peans7
- pease7
- peens7
- penes7
- peons7
- pesos7
- pones7
- poses7
- posse7
- psoae7
- psoas7
- punas7
- puses7
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