Is UNCERTAINNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UNCERTAINNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UNCERTAINNESS mean?
- noun
being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance
“the uncertainty of the outcome”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
13
Letters
U (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (1) + R (1) + T (1) + A (1) + I (1) + N (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (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 UNCERTAINNESS
UNCERTAINNESS 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 UNCERTAINNESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ancientness13
- renunciants13
- transiences13
- ancestries12
- cannisters12
- cauterises12
- centauries12
- enunciates12
- insecurest12
- insurances12
- nectarines12
- renunciant12
- resistance12
- sustenance12
- transience12
- uncanniest12
- acuteness11
- ancienter11
- canisters11
- canneries11
- canniness11
- cannister11
- causeries11
- cauteries11
- cauterise11
- ceintures11
- centiares11
- centuries11
- cerusites11
- cerussite11
- cineastes11
- cisternae11
- creasiest11
- creatines11
- curtesies11
- entrances11
- enunciate11
- enuretics11
- eustacies11
- icteruses11
- incenters11
- incessant11
- increases11
- instances11
- insurance11
- iterances11
- narceines11
- nectaries11
- nectarine11
- nescients11
- nuisances11
- reascents11
- recusants11
- renascent11
- runcinate11
- sarcenets11
- scenarist11
- secateurs11
- secretins11
- sectaries11
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