Is WATCHFULNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WATCHFULNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 23 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WATCHFULNESS mean?
- noun
the process of paying close and continuous attention
“wakefulness, watchfulness, and bellicosity make a good hunter”
- noun
vigilant attentiveness
“he keeps a weather eye open for trouble”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
23
Scrabble
26
Words With Friends
12
Letters
W (4) + A (1) + T (1) + C (3) + H (4) + F (4) + U (1) + L (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 23 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 WATCHFULNESS
WATCHFULNESS 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 WATCHFULNESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- watchful19
- chestfuls17
- stenchful17
- chestful16
- swatches16
- awfulness15
- unswathes15
- cashews15
- cushaws15
- watches15
- wauchts15
- staunches14
- unlatches14
- flushest14
- halfness14
- hasteful14
- thawless14
- unswathe14
- wasteful14
- whatness14
- cashew14
- chafes14
- chufas14
- cushaw14
- flench14
- fletch14
- schwas14
- swatch14
- waucht14
- wechts14
- chastens13
- launches13
- nautches13
- newscast13
- satchels13
- slatches13
- snatches13
- stanches13
- unchaste13
- flashes13
- flushes13
- hateful13
- hatfuls13
- hatsful13
- swathes13
- unthaws13
- wealths13
- chafe13
- chaws13
- chefs13
- chews13
- chufa13
- fetch13
- schwa13
- watch13
- wecht13
- welch13
- wench13
- canfuls12
- cansful12
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