Is SILLINESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SILLINESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SILLINESS mean?
- noun
a ludicrous folly
“the crowd laughed at the absurdity of the clown's behavior”
- noun
an impulsive scatterbrained manner
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
9
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + I (1) + L (1) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 9 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 SILLINESS
SILLINESS 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 SILLINESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- illness7
- seisins7
- sillies7
- sinless7
- isseis6
- lilies6
- lisles6
- nielli6
- niseis6
- seisin6
- sileni6
- snells6
- isles5
- issei5
- lenis5
- liens5
- lines5
- lisle5
- nills5
- nisei5
- sells5
- sills5
- sines5
- sises5
- snell5
- ells4
- ills4
- isle4
- leis4
- lens4
- less4
- lien4
- lies4
- line4
- lins4
- ness4
- nill4
- nils4
- nisi4
- seis4
- sell4
- sels4
- sill4
- sine4
- sins4
- ell3
- els3
- ens3
- ess3
- ill3
- ins3
- lei3
- lie3
- lin3
- lis3
- nil3
- sei3
- sel3
- sen3
- sin3
Study SILLINESS and related words
Have a full rack? Use the word finder to find every word you can play.