Is VERTICALNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, VERTICALNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does VERTICALNESS mean?
- noun
position at right angles to the horizon
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
12
Letters
V (4) + E (1) + R (1) + T (1) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + L (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 17 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 VERTICALNESS
VERTICALNESS 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 VERTICALNESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cantilevers16
- trivalences16
- activeness15
- cantilever15
- trivalence15
- ventricles15
- ascensive14
- caressive14
- cervelats14
- cravenest14
- creatives14
- navicerts14
- valencies14
- ventricle14
- vernacles14
- vernicles14
- versicles14
- verticals14
- vesicants14
- vesicates14
- virescent14
- centralises13
- linecasters13
- intervales13
- invertases13
- cavilers13
- cervelas13
- cervelat13
- claviers13
- cleavers13
- clevises13
- creative13
- crevasse13
- enactive13
- enclaves13
- navicert13
- reactive13
- scravels13
- scrieves13
- services13
- valences13
- vernacle13
- vernicle13
- versicle13
- vertical13
- vertices13
- vesicant13
- vesicate13
- vesicles13
- viceless13
- victress13
- visceral13
- ancestries12
- cartelises12
- centralise12
- interclass12
- interlaces12
- lacertines12
- larcenists12
- linecaster12
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