Is WAVINESSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WAVINESSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WAVINESSES mean?
Wavinesses is a form of WAVINESS.
- noun
(of hair) a tendency to curl
- noun
unevenness produced by waves or wrinkles
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
W (4) + A (1) + V (4) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (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 WAVINESSES
WAVINESSES 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 WAVINESSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- inweaves14
- waviness14
- inweave13
- swevens13
- sweven12
- swives12
- waives12
- wavies12
- weaves12
- vinasses11
- wiseness11
- swive11
- views11
- waive11
- waves11
- weave11
- wives11
- avenses10
- newsies10
- savines10
- seesaws10
- vinasse10
- waeness10
- wiseass10
- vaws10
- view10
- wave10
- wive10
- envies9
- naives9
- navies9
- newies9
- newses9
- newsie9
- nieves9
- savine9
- savins9
- seesaw9
- sevens9
- sewans9
- sieves9
- sinews9
- swains9
- swines9
- veenas9
- wisses9
- vaw9
- easiness8
- avens8
- eaves8
- evens8
- naevi8
- naive8
- naves8
- neves8
- newie8
- nieve8
- saves8
- savin8
- seven8
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