Is TERRIBLENESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TERRIBLENESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TERRIBLENESS mean?
- noun
a quality of extreme unpleasantness
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
12
Letters
T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + R (1) + I (1) + B (3) + L (1) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 14 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 TERRIBLENESS
TERRIBLENESS 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 TERRIBLENESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- beeriness11
- brineless11
- sensibler11
- stilbenes11
- beelines10
- beeriest10
- beetlers10
- berlines10
- blisters10
- bristles10
- sensible10
- stilbene10
- tensible10
- terrible10
- enlistees9
- enlisters9
- eternises9
- inserters9
- leeriness9
- listeners9
- reenlists9
- reentries9
- reinserts9
- relistens9
- selenites9
- sneeriest9
- treelines9
- beeline9
- beerier9
- beetler9
- beetles9
- beliers9
- belters9
- berline9
- berlins9
- berries9
- besties9
- bestirs9
- betises9
- birlers9
- bisters9
- bistres9
- blesser9
- blister9
- briners9
- bristle9
- niblets9
- reblent9
- ribless9
- riblets9
- trebles9
- eensiest8
- eeriness8
- enlistee8
- enlister8
- enterers8
- eserines8
- eternise8
- inserter8
- leeriest8
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