Is ORNATENESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ORNATENESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ORNATENESS mean?
- noun
high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation
“the grandiosity of his prose”
- noun
an ornate appearance; being elaborately (even excessively) decorated
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
10
Letters
O (1) + R (1) + N (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 10 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 ORNATENESS
ORNATENESS 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 ORNATENESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- earstones9
- resonants9
- resonates9
- assenter8
- assentor8
- earnests8
- earstone8
- ensnares8
- enterons8
- estrones8
- nearness8
- neatness8
- neonates8
- nortenas8
- rennases8
- reseason8
- resonant8
- resonate8
- santeros8
- sarsenet8
- seasoner8
- senators8
- starnose8
- steranes8
- sternson8
- tenoners8
- treasons8
- arenose7
- atoners7
- earnest7
- eastern7
- easters7
- ensnare7
- entases7
- enteron7
- estrone7
- natrons7
- nearest7
- neatens7
- neonate7
- nesters7
- nestors7
- nonarts7
- nortena7
- oneness7
- osetras7
- ossetra7
- reasons7
- renests7
- rennase7
- rennets7
- reseats7
- resents7
- roseate7
- santero7
- sarsnet7
- sateens7
- searest7
- seaters7
- senates7
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