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Is WILDERNESSES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, WILDERNESSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does WILDERNESSES mean?

Wildernesses is a form of WILDERNESS.

  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

16

Scrabble

18

Words With Friends

12

Letters

W (4) + I (1) + L (1) + D (2) + E (1) + R (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 WILDERNESSES

WILDERNESSES 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 WILDERNESSES

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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