Is TORTUOUSNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TORTUOUSNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TORTUOUSNESS mean?
- noun
a tortuous and twisted shape or position
“they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs”
- noun
puzzling complexity
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
12
Letters
T (1) + O (1) + R (1) + T (1) + U (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 12 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 TORTUOUSNESS
TORTUOUSNESS 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 TORTUOUSNESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- sostenutos10
- outsnores9
- sostenuto9
- stoutness9
- strenuous9
- untrusses9
- entrusts8
- netroots8
- oestrous8
- outserts8
- outsnore8
- outturns8
- sensuous8
- sourness8
- stentors8
- stetsons8
- stoutens8
- surtouts8
- testoons8
- tonsures8
- tortuous8
- tostones8
- turnouts8
- tussores8
- tutoress8
- unstress8
- untruest8
- enroots7
- entrust7
- estrous7
- nestors7
- noosers7
- nutters7
- oestrus7
- onerous7
- osseous7
- ostoses7
- ousters7
- outruns7
- outsert7
- outsets7
- outturn7
- runouts7
- russets7
- sensors7
- setouts7
- snooses7
- sooners7
- soonest7
- soroses7
- sourest7
- sousers7
- souters7
- stentor7
- stetson7
- stoners7
- stoures7
- stouten7
- stouter7
- strunts7
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