Is TENDENTIOUSNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TENDENTIOUSNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TENDENTIOUSNESS mean?
- noun
an intentional and controversial bias
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
15
Letters
T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + D (2) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 16 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 TENDENTIOUSNESS
TENDENTIOUSNESS 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 TENDENTIOUSNESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- intentnesses12
- dottinesses12
- nonstudents12
- notednesses12
- stuntedness12
- tediousness12
- tendentious12
- intenseness11
- nuttinesses11
- sententious11
- tennessines11
- detentions11
- donenesses11
- innuendoes11
- nonstudent11
- nudenesses11
- tendinoses11
- testudines11
- intentness10
- snottiness10
- tennessine10
- denseness10
- detention10
- dottiness10
- duenesses10
- dunnesses10
- dustiness10
- innuendos10
- neediness10
- nonsuited10
- notedness10
- outsinned10
- seediness10
- snideness10
- sonnetted10
- soundness10
- stoutened10
- sunsetted10
- tendinous10
- tensioned10
- unstinted10
- essonites9
- intensest9
- neotenies9
- nineteens9
- noisettes9
- nonissues9
- nonsenses9
- nuttiness9
- onenesses9
- sentients9
- snoutiest9
- sostenuti9
- stoniness9
- stoutness9
- sunniness9
- sunstones9
- teensiest9
- tenseness9
- teosintes9
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