Is TOUGHNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TOUGHNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TOUGHNESS mean?
- noun
enduring strength and energy
- noun
the property of being big and strong
- noun
the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking
- noun
impressive difficulty
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
9
Letters
T (1) + O (1) + U (1) + G (2) + H (4) + N (1) + E (1) + S (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 TOUGHNESS
TOUGHNESS 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 TOUGHNESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- gunshots12
- shotguns12
- toughens12
- enoughs11
- gunshot11
- hognuts11
- noughts11
- shoguns11
- shotgun11
- toughen11
- hotness10
- enough10
- ghosts10
- gushes10
- hognut10
- hugest10
- nought10
- oughts10
- shogun10
- soughs10
- sought10
- thegns10
- thongs10
- toughs10
- ethnos9
- honest9
- houses9
- noshes9
- shotes9
- shouts9
- shunts9
- shutes9
- souths9
- toshes9
- tushes9
- tusseh9
- ghost9
- goeth9
- goths9
- hongs9
- ought9
- shogs9
- sough9
- sughs9
- teugh9
- thegn9
- thong9
- thugs9
- tough9
- gustoes8
- tongues8
- ethos8
- hents8
- hests8
- hones8
- hosen8
- hoses8
- hosts8
- house8
- hunts8
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