Is STEADFASTNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, STEADFASTNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does STEADFASTNESS mean?
- noun
loyalty in the face of trouble and difficulty
- noun
steadfast resolution
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
13
Letters
S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + A (1) + D (2) + F (4) + A (1) + S (1) + T (1) + 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 STEADFASTNESS
STEADFASTNESS 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 STEADFASTNESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- daftnesses14
- standfasts14
- fastnesses13
- standfast13
- steadfast13
- fatnesses12
- daftness12
- deafness12
- deftness12
- fastened12
- fattened12
- stedfast12
- fantasts11
- fastness11
- safeness11
- daftest11
- deafens11
- deafest11
- defeats11
- deftest11
- feasted11
- antedates10
- sadnesses10
- fantast10
- fastens10
- fastest10
- fatness10
- fattens10
- featest10
- deafen10
- defats10
- defeat10
- fasted10
- fatted10
- feased10
- fessed10
- fetted10
- antedate9
- assented9
- assessed9
- sedatest9
- sensated9
- standees9
- faenas9
- fasten9
- fatten9
- feases9
- feasts9
- fesses9
- festas9
- safest9
- defat9
- fades9
- fated9
- feeds9
- fends9
- feted9
- sensates8
- ansated8
- attends8
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