Is PERNICIOUSNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PERNICIOUSNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PERNICIOUSNESS mean?
- noun
grave harmfulness or deadliness
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
14
Letters
P (3) + E (1) + R (1) + N (1) + I (1) + C (3) + I (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 18 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 PERNICIOUSNESS
PERNICIOUSNESS 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 PERNICIOUSNESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- preciousness16
- percussions15
- precessions15
- supersonics15
- resuspension14
- crispiness14
- necropsies14
- percussion14
- pernicious14
- precession14
- preciouses14
- precisions14
- preconises14
- princesses14
- spruceness14
- supersonic14
- suspicions14
- corninesses13
- conspires13
- crepiness13
- crispness13
- incorpses13
- percusses13
- pinecones13
- precision13
- preconise13
- princesse13
- processes13
- spiceries13
- spiciness13
- suspicion13
- cousinries12
- incursions12
- pensioners12
- puninesses12
- recensions12
- recessions12
- rescission12
- ropinesses12
- spinneries12
- sunscreens12
- supineness12
- suspension12
- unripeness12
- conspire12
- corpuses12
- crispens12
- epicures12
- eupnoeic12
- incorpse12
- pecorini12
- pinecone12
- porcinis12
- pouncers12
- precious12
- precises12
- princess12
- recopies12
- specious12
- spencers12
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