Is WAYWARDNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WAYWARDNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
21
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
11
Letters
W (4) + A (1) + Y (4) + W (4) + A (1) + R (1) + D (2) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 21 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.
Definition
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See the definition of WaywardnessHooks for WAYWARDNESS
WAYWARDNESS 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 WAYWARDNESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- wayward17
- daywears15
- awayness14
- daywear14
- endways14
- sawneys13
- sawyers13
- seaways13
- swayers13
- warsaws13
- wryness13
- yawners13
- swayed13
- yawned13
- seawards12
- weasands12
- aweary12
- sawney12
- sawyer12
- seaway12
- swayer12
- warsaw12
- yawner12
- wynds12
- yawed12
- adwares11
- assayed11
- daresay11
- dryness11
- seaward11
- wanders11
- wardens11
- weasand11
- wessand11
- newsy11
- sways11
- waney11
- weary11
- yawns11
- dewy11
- wady11
- wynd11
- answers10
- assayer10
- rawness10
- seawans10
- adware10
- awards10
- denary10
- derays10
- dewans10
- dewars10
- dressy10
- sayeds10
- snawed10
- swards10
- waders10
- wander10
- warden10
- warned10
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