Is SHOWINESSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SHOWINESSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SHOWINESSES mean?
Showinesses is a form of SHOWINESS.
- noun
extravagant elaborateness
“he wrote with great flamboyance”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
11
Letters
S (1) + H (4) + O (1) + W (4) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (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 SHOWINESSES
SHOWINESSES 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 SHOWINESSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- showiness15
- whosises14
- swishes13
- newish12
- wheens12
- whines12
- whosis12
- wishes12
- wiseness11
- howes11
- shewn11
- shews11
- shown11
- shows11
- swish11
- wheen11
- whens11
- whine11
- whins11
- whose11
- newsies10
- swisses10
- woeness10
- hewn10
- hews10
- howe10
- hows10
- shew10
- show10
- whee10
- when10
- whin10
- wish10
- hisses9
- hoises9
- hosses9
- newies9
- newses9
- newsie9
- noshes9
- nowise9
- seshes9
- sheens9
- shines9
- sinews9
- sneesh9
- sowens9
- swines9
- winoes9
- wisses9
- hew9
- how9
- who9
- enosises8
- noesises8
- sessions8
- enows8
- hoise8
- hones8
- hosen8
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