Is WILDNESS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, WILDNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does WILDNESS mean?

noun
a feeling of extreme emotional intensity
“the wildness of his anger”
noun
the property of being wild or turbulent
“the storm's violence”
noun
an unruly disposition to do as one pleases
“Liza had always had a tendency to wildness”
noun
an intractably barbarous or uncultivated state of nature

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble: 12
Words With Friends: 14
Letters: 8

W (4) + I (1) + L (1) + D (2) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 12 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 WILDNESS

WILDNESS 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.

Anagrams of WILDNESS

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from WILDNESS

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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