Is THRIFTLESSNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, THRIFTLESSNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does THRIFTLESSNESS mean?
- noun
the trait of wasting resources
“a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
14
Letters
T (1) + H (4) + R (1) + I (1) + F (4) + T (1) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 20 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 THRIFTLESSNESS
THRIFTLESSNESS 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 THRIFTLESSNESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- selfishness17
- fleshiness16
- thriftless16
- fleshiest15
- freshness15
- heftiness15
- shiftless15
- theirself15
- firstnesses14
- fetishes14
- fishless14
- fishnets14
- fleshers14
- fleshier14
- freshens14
- freshest14
- freshets14
- heftiest14
- shifters14
- strifeless13
- fishers13
- fishnet13
- flesher13
- fleshes13
- freshen13
- freshes13
- freshet13
- hefters13
- heftier13
- heifers13
- herself13
- hisself13
- leftish13
- selfish13
- serfish13
- sherifs13
- shifter13
- shrifts13
- thrifts13
- firstness12
- fitnesses12
- frisettes12
- infesters12
- litheness12
- shirtless12
- thirteens12
- elfish12
- fetish12
- filths12
- firths12
- fisher12
- fishes12
- friths12
- hefter12
- heifer12
- sherif12
- shifts12
- shrift12
- thefts12
- thrift12
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