Is WISHFULNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WISHFULNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WISHFULNESS mean?
- noun
an unrealistic yearning
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
11
Letters
W (4) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + F (4) + U (1) + L (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 20 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 WISHFULNESS
WISHFULNESS 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 WISHFULNESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- huswifes17
- huswife16
- wishful16
- flushness15
- sunfishes15
- unselfish15
- fishless14
- unwishes14
- wishless14
- flushes13
- hisself13
- selfish13
- sunfish13
- swishes13
- elfish12
- fishes12
- fluish12
- newish12
- unwish12
- whiles12
- whines12
- wishes12
- lushness11
- slushies11
- flesh11
- flews11
- flush11
- shelf11
- shewn11
- shews11
- swish11
- welsh11
- whens11
- while11
- whine11
- whins11
- wifes11
- finless10
- fulness10
- hussies10
- infuses10
- slushes10
- slushie10
- sunwise10
- winless10
- wussies10
- fehs10
- fish10
- flew10
- hewn10
- hews10
- shew10
- when10
- whin10
- wife10
- wish10
- elfins9
- fusels9
- fusile9
- fusils9
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