Is OTHERNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OTHERNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OTHERNESS mean?
- noun
the quality of being not alike; being distinct or different from that otherwise experienced or known
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
9
Letters
O (1) + T (1) + H (4) + E (1) + R (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 12 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 OTHERNESS
OTHERNESS 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 OTHERNESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ethnoses11
- honester11
- senhores11
- shortens11
- ethoses10
- heteros10
- hornets10
- horstes10
- hotness10
- noshers10
- reshoes10
- reshone10
- senhors10
- sheroes10
- shorten10
- thereon10
- thrones10
- ethers9
- ethnos9
- hereon9
- hereto9
- heroes9
- herons9
- hetero9
- honers9
- honest9
- hornet9
- horses9
- horste9
- horsts9
- hosers9
- nether9
- norths9
- nosher9
- noshes9
- nother9
- others9
- reshes9
- reshoe9
- reshot9
- senhor9
- sheens9
- sheers9
- sheets9
- shoers9
- shores9
- shorts9
- shotes9
- sneesh9
- theres9
- theses9
- thorns9
- threes9
- throes9
- throne9
- toshes9
- estrones8
- ether8
- ethos8
- hents8
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