Is THRIFTINESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, THRIFTINESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does THRIFTINESS mean?
- noun
frugality in the expenditure of money or resources
“the Scots are famous for their economy”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
11
Letters
T (1) + H (4) + R (1) + I (1) + F (4) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 17 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 THRIFTINESS
THRIFTINESS 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 THRIFTINESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- fetishist15
- finishers15
- shiftiest15
- finisher14
- finishes14
- fishiest14
- fishnets14
- refinish14
- shifters14
- shiftier14
- fishers13
- fishier13
- fishnet13
- serfish13
- sherifs13
- shifter13
- shrifts13
- thrifts13
- shirtiest12
- fetish12
- finish12
- firths12
- fisher12
- fishes12
- friths12
- sherif12
- shifts12
- shrift12
- thefts12
- thrift12
- inherits11
- niftiest11
- shiniest11
- shinties11
- shitters11
- shittier11
- snifters11
- stithies11
- thirties11
- firth11
- fresh11
- frith11
- hefts11
- shift11
- theft11
- thief11
- finests10
- finises10
- finites10
- fitness10
- fitters10
- hinters10
- hissier10
- hitters10
- infests10
- inherit10
- niftier10
- nifties10
- reishis10
- resifts10
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