Is VISCOUSNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, VISCOUSNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does VISCOUSNESS mean?
- noun
resistance of a liquid to shear forces (and hence to flow)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
11
Letters
V (4) + I (1) + S (1) + C (3) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 16 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 VISCOUSNESS
VISCOUSNESS 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 VISCOUSNESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- unvoices13
- viscoses13
- covines12
- novices12
- unvoice12
- viscose12
- viscous12
- covens11
- covine11
- covins11
- novice11
- viscus11
- voices11
- cessions10
- cosiness10
- envious10
- niveous10
- veinous10
- coven10
- coves10
- covin10
- vices10
- voces10
- voice10
- cession9
- cosines9
- cousins9
- cuisses9
- incuses9
- oscines9
- scouses9
- envois9
- ovines9
- venous9
- vinous9
- cove9
- vice9
- sessions8
- census8
- conies8
- cosies8
- cosine8
- cousin8
- cuisse8
- cusses8
- cussos8
- icones8
- incuse8
- oscine8
- ounces8
- scions8
- scones8
- scouse8
- sonics8
- envoi8
- nevus8
- ovens8
- ovine8
- veins8
- venus8
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