Is WITLESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WITLESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WITLESS mean?
- adjective
(used as complement) to the utmost degree
“he was scared witless”
- adjective
(of especially persons) lacking sense or understanding or judgment
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
7
Letters
W (4) + I (1) + T (1) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 10 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 WITLESS
WITLESS 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 WITLESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- swiles9
- wisest9
- lewis8
- lweis8
- slews8
- stews8
- swile8
- welts8
- wests8
- wiles8
- wilts8
- wises8
- wists8
- wites8
- lwei7
- sews7
- slew7
- stew7
- tews7
- welt7
- west7
- wets7
- wile7
- wilt7
- wise7
- wiss7
- wist7
- wite7
- wits7
- islets6
- istles6
- sliest6
- stiles6
- sew6
- tew6
- wet6
- wis6
- wit6
- isles5
- islet5
- istle5
- lists5
- lites5
- silts5
- sites5
- slits5
- sties5
- stile5
- tiles5
- ew5
- we5
- ests4
- isle4
- leis4
- less4
- lest4
- lets4
- lies4
- list4
- lite4
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