Is PETTISHNESSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PETTISHNESSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PETTISHNESSES mean?
Pettishnesses is a form of PETTISHNESS.
- noun
a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger
“his temper was well known to all his employees”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
13
Letters
P (3) + E (1) + T (1) + T (1) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (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 PETTISHNESSES
PETTISHNESSES 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 PETTISHNESSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pettishness16
- epenthesis15
- hipnesses14
- tipsheets14
- pettinesses13
- esthesises13
- epithets13
- steepish13
- tipsheet13
- petiteness12
- sheeniest12
- epithet12
- hipness12
- pettish12
- sphenes12
- testinesses11
- pettiness11
- steepness11
- estheses11
- esthesis11
- esthetes11
- hessites11
- sheenies11
- sneeshes11
- pishes11
- sphene11
- thesps11
- epeeists10
- ineptest10
- pestiest10
- seepiest10
- speisses10
- steepens10
- steepest10
- esthete10
- ethenes10
- hessite10
- seethes10
- sheenie10
- sithens10
- teethes10
- theines10
- theists10
- piths10
- sheep10
- ships10
- thesp10
- teensiest9
- testiness9
- epeeist9
- insteps9
- penises9
- pensees9
- petites9
- septets9
- speises9
- spenses9
- spinets9
- steepen9
- ethene9
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