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Is STIFFNESS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, STIFFNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does STIFFNESS mean?

  1. noun

    the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend

  2. noun

    the property of moving with pain or difficulty

    “he awoke with a painful stiffness in his neck”

  3. noun

    firm resoluteness in purpose or opinion or action

    “a charming host without any touch of stiffness or pomposity”

  4. noun

    the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

15

Scrabble

16

Words With Friends

9

Letters

S (1) + T (1) + I (1) + F (4) + F (4) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 15 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 STIFFNESS

STIFFNESS 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 STIFFNESS

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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