Is STERNNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, STERNNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does STERNNESS mean?
- noun
the quality (as of scenery) being grim and gloomy and forbidding
“the sternness of his surroundings made him uncomfortable”
- noun
uncompromising resolution
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
9
Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + N (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 STERNNESS
STERNNESS 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 STERNNESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- nesters7
- renests7
- rennets7
- resents7
- sennets7
- tenners7
- tresses7
- enters6
- esters6
- nesses6
- nester6
- reests6
- renest6
- rennet6
- rentes6
- resent6
- resets6
- sennet6
- senses6
- serest6
- sneers6
- steers6
- steres6
- sterns6
- stress6
- tenner6
- tennes6
- tenser6
- tenses6
- ternes6
- treens6
- enter5
- ernes5
- erses5
- esnes5
- esses5
- ester5
- nenes5
- nerts5
- nests5
- reest5
- rente5
- rents5
- reses5
- reset5
- rests5
- seers5
- senes5
- sense5
- sente5
- sents5
- seres5
- sneer5
- steer5
- stere5
- stern5
- teens5
- tenne5
- tense5
- teres5
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