Is SPARENESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SPARENESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SPARENESS mean?
- noun
the property of being scanty or scattered; lacking denseness
- noun
the property of having little body fat
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + P (3) + A (1) + R (1) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 11 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 SPARENESS
SPARENESS 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 SPARENESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- asperses10
- repasses10
- asepses9
- asperse9
- paneers9
- pareses9
- passers9
- presses9
- serapes9
- spenses9
- arpens8
- aspens8
- aspers8
- paneer8
- parens8
- parses8
- passee8
- passer8
- passes8
- peasen8
- peases8
- perses8
- prases8
- preens8
- repass8
- sepses8
- serape8
- sneaps8
- spares8
- sparse8
- speans8
- spears8
- speers8
- spense8
- sprees8
- sarsens7
- apers7
- apres7
- apses7
- arpen7
- aspen7
- asper7
- napes7
- neaps7
- neeps7
- panes7
- paren7
- pares7
- parse7
- pases7
- passe7
- peans7
- pears7
- pease7
- peens7
- peers7
- penes7
- perea7
- peres7
- perse7
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