Is TENDERNESSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TENDERNESSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TENDERNESSES mean?
Tendernesses is a form of TENDERNESS.
- noun
a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
- noun
a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)
“the best results are generally obtained by inserting the needle into the point of maximum tenderness”
- noun
warm compassionate feelings
- noun
a positive feeling of liking
“he had trouble expressing the affection he felt”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
12
Letters
T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + D (2) + E (1) + R (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 13 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 TENDERNESSES
TENDERNESSES 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 TENDERNESSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- tenderness11
- tendresses11
- sereneness10
- denseness10
- rednesses10
- tendresse10
- sternness9
- tenseness9
- terseness9
- desserts9
- destress9
- renested9
- resented9
- stressed9
- serenest8
- densest8
- deserts8
- dessert8
- dresses8
- entered8
- needers8
- redness8
- reested8
- reseeds8
- resends8
- seeders8
- senders8
- sneered8
- steered8
- sterned8
- tenders8
- tressed8
- entrees7
- nesters7
- renests7
- rennets7
- resents7
- retenes7
- seeress7
- sennets7
- serenes7
- teeners7
- tenners7
- tereses7
- tresses7
- denser7
- desert7
- deters7
- enders7
- needer7
- nested7
- rented7
- reseed7
- resend7
- rested7
- seders7
- seeder7
- sender7
- sensed7
- steeds7
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