Is WISTFULNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WISTFULNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WISTFULNESS mean?
- noun
a sadly pensive longing
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
11
Letters
W (4) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + F (4) + U (1) + L (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 17 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 WISTFULNESS
WISTFULNESS 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 WISTFULNESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- swiftness15
- wistful13
- fustiness12
- swifts12
- fussiest11
- nestfuls11
- sulfites11
- unwisest11
- wussiest11
- flews11
- swift11
- wefts11
- wifes11
- finests10
- finless10
- fitness10
- fulness10
- infests10
- infuses10
- nestful10
- netfuls10
- stifles10
- sulfite10
- sunwise10
- tinfuls10
- winless10
- wintles10
- wisents10
- witless10
- witness10
- wussies10
- flew10
- weft10
- wife10
- lustiness9
- elfins9
- feints9
- feists9
- filets9
- finest9
- fliest9
- flints9
- flites9
- fluent9
- flutes9
- funest9
- fusels9
- fusile9
- fusils9
- fusses9
- futile9
- infest9
- infuse9
- itself9
- netful9
- sinews9
- sinful9
- stifle9
- swiles9
- swines9
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