Is WILINESSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WILINESSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WILINESSES mean?
Wilinesses is a form of WILINESS.
- noun
shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
10
Letters
W (4) + I (1) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 13 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 WILINESSES
WILINESSES 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 WILINESSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- sinewless12
- eisweins11
- newsless11
- wiliness11
- wineless11
- wiseness11
- eiswein10
- lewises10
- newsies10
- wienies10
- winless10
- newels9
- newies9
- newses9
- newsie9
- sinews9
- swiles9
- swines9
- wienie9
- wisses9
- lewis8
- lweis8
- newel8
- newie8
- sinew8
- slews8
- swile8
- swine8
- swiss8
- weens8
- wiles8
- wines8
- wises8
- enisles7
- ensiles7
- lessens7
- seisins7
- seniles7
- senseis7
- sessile7
- sinless7
- ewes7
- iwis7
- lwei7
- news7
- sewn7
- sews7
- slew7
- weel7
- ween7
- wees7
- wens7
- wile7
- wine7
- wins7
- wise7
- wiss7
- enisle6
- ensile6
- isseis6
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