Is WANNESSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WANNESSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WANNESSES mean?
Wannesses is a form of WANNESS.
- noun
unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
9
Letters
W (4) + A (1) + N (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 12 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 WANNESSES
WANNESSES 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 WANNESSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- newness10
- seesaws10
- waeness10
- wanness10
- newses9
- seesaw9
- sewans9
- saneness8
- sewan8
- snaws8
- swans8
- wanes8
- weans8
- weens8
- anew7
- awee7
- awes7
- awns7
- ewes7
- news7
- sawn7
- saws7
- sewn7
- sews7
- snaw7
- swan7
- waes7
- wane7
- wans7
- wean7
- ween7
- wees7
- wens7
- nesses6
- sennas6
- senses6
- awe6
- awn6
- eew6
- ewe6
- naw6
- new6
- saw6
- sew6
- wae6
- wan6
- was6
- wee6
- wen6
- asses5
- eases5
- esnes5
- esses5
- nenes5
- sanes5
- senes5
- senna5
- sensa5
- sense5
- aw5
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