Is TOUGHNESSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TOUGHNESSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TOUGHNESSES mean?
Toughnesses is a form of TOUGHNESS.
- 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
15
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
11
Letters
T (1) + O (1) + U (1) + G (2) + H (4) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 15 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 TOUGHNESSES
TOUGHNESSES 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 TOUGHNESSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- toughness13
- hotnesses12
- gunshots12
- hugeness12
- shotguns12
- toughens12
- enthuses11
- ethnoses11
- enoughs11
- gunshot11
- hognuts11
- noughts11
- shoguns11
- shotgun11
- toughen11
- enthuse10
- ethoses10
- hostess10
- hotness10
- tussehs10
- enough10
- ghosts10
- gushes10
- henges10
- hognut10
- hugest10
- nought10
- oughts10
- shogun10
- soughs10
- sought10
- thegns10
- thongs10
- toughs10
- ethnos9
- honest9
- hosses9
- houses9
- noshes9
- seshes9
- sheens9
- sheets9
- shotes9
- shouts9
- shunts9
- shutes9
- sneesh9
- souths9
- theses9
- toshes9
- tushes9
- tusseh9
- ghees9
- ghost9
- goeth9
- goths9
- henge9
- hongs9
- ought9
- shogs9
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