Is PONDEROUSNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PONDEROUSNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PONDEROUSNESS mean?
- noun
an oppressive quality that is laborious and solemn and lacks grace or fluency
“a book so serious that it sometimes subsided into ponderousness”
- noun
the property of being large in mass
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 16
- Words With Friends
- 20
- Letters
- 13
P (3) + O (1) + N (1) + D (2) + E (1) + R (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (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 PONDEROUSNESS
PONDEROUSNESS 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 PONDEROUSNESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- proudnesses14
- unsponsored14
- endospores13
- nonprossed13
- resuspends13
- suspenders13
- roundnesses12
- nonprosses12
- poornesses12
- porousness12
- endospore12
- ponderous12
- proudness12
- resuspend12
- speedruns12
- sponsored12
- suspender12
- unpressed12
- onerousness11
- dournesses11
- espousers11
- proneness11
- repousses11
- responses11
- suspenser11
- suspensor11
- unpersons11
- deposers11
- espoused11
- pounders11
- responds11
- speedrun11
- spenders11
- spondees11
- sundrops11
- suspends11
- unopened11
- dunnesses10
- roundness10
- soundness10
- undresses10
- espouser10
- espouses10
- espresso10
- openness10
- poorness10
- pronouns10
- pureness10
- repousse10
- response10
- snoopers10
- soursops10
- sponsons10
- sponsors10
- spooners10
- suspense10
- unperson10
- depones10
- deposer10
- deposes10
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