Is SEVERENESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SEVERENESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SEVERENESS mean?
- noun
used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather
- noun
something hard to endure
“the asperity of northern winters”
- noun
extreme plainness
- noun
excessive sternness
“severity of character”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
10
Letters
S (1) + E (1) + V (4) + E (1) + R (1) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 13 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 SEVERENESS
SEVERENESS 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 SEVERENESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- eveners10
- veneers10
- evener9
- nerves9
- reeves9
- serves9
- sevens9
- severe9
- severs9
- veneer9
- verses9
- evens8
- nerve8
- never8
- neves8
- reeve8
- serve8
- seven8
- sever8
- veers8
- verse8
- seeress7
- serenes7
- even7
- ever7
- eves7
- neve7
- revs7
- sevs7
- veer7
- vees7
- nesses6
- reseen6
- resees6
- senses6
- serene6
- sneers6
- eve6
- rev6
- sev6
- vee6
- ernes5
- erses5
- esnes5
- esses5
- resee5
- reses5
- seers5
- senes5
- sense5
- seres5
- sneer5
- erne4
- erns4
- eses4
- esne4
- esse4
- ness4
- rees4
- seen4
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