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Is WILDERNESS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, WILDERNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does WILDERNESS mean?

  1. noun

    (politics) a state of disfavor

    “he led the Democratic party back from the wilderness”

  2. noun

    a wooded region in northeastern Virginia near Spotsylvania where bloody but inconclusive battles were fought in the American Civil War

  3. noun

    a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition

    “it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers”

  4. noun

    a bewildering profusion

    “the duties of citizenship are lost sight of in the wilderness of interests of individuals and groups”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

14

Scrabble

16

Words With Friends

10

Letters

W (4) + I (1) + L (1) + D (2) + E (1) + R (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 14 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 WILDERNESS

WILDERNESS 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 WILDERNESS

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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