Is PITHINESSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PITHINESSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PITHINESSES mean?
Pithinesses is a form of PITHINESS.
- noun
terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
11
Letters
P (3) + I (1) + T (1) + H (4) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 16 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 PITHINESSES
PITHINESSES 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 PITHINESSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hipnesses14
- pithiness14
- steepish13
- hipness12
- sphenes12
- tipsiness11
- esthesis11
- hessites11
- hissiest11
- shiniest11
- shinties11
- pishes11
- sphene11
- thesps11
- pissiest10
- spiniest10
- heinies10
- hessite10
- hissies10
- sithens10
- theines10
- piths10
- sheep10
- ships10
- thesp10
- sensitise9
- insteps9
- penises9
- pieties9
- piniest9
- pinites9
- speises9
- spenses9
- spinets9
- tiepins9
- heinie9
- heists9
- hisses9
- seshes9
- sheens9
- sheets9
- shiest9
- shines9
- shists9
- shites9
- sneesh9
- theine9
- theins9
- theses9
- thesis9
- heps9
- hips9
- pehs9
- phis9
- pish9
- pith9
- ship9
- sestines8
- sienites8
- espies8
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