Is TARDINESSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TARDINESSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TARDINESSES mean?
Tardinesses is a form of TARDINESS.
- noun
the quality or habit of not adhering to a correct or usual or expected time
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
11
Letters
T (1) + A (1) + R (1) + D (2) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 12 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 TARDINESSES
TARDINESSES 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 TARDINESSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- aridnesses11
- dissenters11
- steadiness11
- artinesses10
- andesites10
- arsenides10
- dentaries10
- detainers10
- disasters10
- dissenter10
- dressiest10
- nearsides10
- readiness10
- residents10
- resinated10
- staidness10
- steadiers10
- tardiness10
- tiredness10
- arsenites9
- artsiness9
- assenters9
- irateness9
- resinates9
- sarsenets9
- stearines9
- teariness9
- andesite9
- aniseeds9
- aridness9
- arsenide9
- assented9
- asserted9
- assisted9
- darnests9
- dearests9
- dearness9
- desserts9
- destains9
- destines9
- destress9
- detainer9
- detrains9
- diasters9
- diesters9
- direness9
- disaster9
- diseases9
- disrates9
- disseats9
- dissents9
- disserts9
- distress9
- editress9
- inserted9
- nearside9
- nerdiest9
- randiest9
- readiest9
- resident9
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