Is SHALLOWNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SHALLOWNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SHALLOWNESS mean?
- noun
lack of depth of knowledge or thought or feeling
- noun
the quality of lacking physical depth
“take into account the shallowness at that end of the pool before you dive”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
11
Letters
S (1) + H (4) + A (1) + L (1) + L (1) + O (1) + W (4) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 17 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 SHALLOWNESS
SHALLOWNESS 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 SHALLOWNESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- shallows14
- sallowness13
- hallows13
- shallow13
- swashes13
- hallow12
- hawses12
- shawls12
- washes12
- whales12
- wheals12
- whenas12
- wholes12
- assholes11
- lashless11
- slowness11
- snowless11
- hawse11
- howes11
- howls11
- shawl11
- shawn11
- shaws11
- shewn11
- shews11
- shown11
- shows11
- shwas11
- swash11
- welsh11
- whale11
- wheal11
- whens11
- whole11
- whose11
- ashless10
- asshole10
- awnless10
- enhalos10
- halloes10
- hansels10
- hassels10
- hassles10
- lawless10
- lowness10
- sallows10
- slashes10
- sloshes10
- snashes10
- swollen10
- weasons10
- haws10
- hewn10
- hews10
- howe10
- howl10
- hows10
- hwan10
- shaw10
- shew10
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