Is WORTHINESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WORTHINESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WORTHINESS mean?
- noun
the quality or state of having merit or value
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
10
Letters
W (4) + O (1) + R (1) + T (1) + H (4) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 16 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 WORTHINESS
WORTHINESS 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 WORTHINESS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from WORTHINESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- shiretowns16
- shiretown15
- showiest14
- swithers14
- worthies14
- reshown13
- reshows13
- showers13
- showier13
- swisher13
- swither13
- townish13
- whiners13
- whitens13
- whosits13
- wishers13
- withers13
- writhen13
- writhes13
- newish12
- reshow12
- rowths12
- shower12
- shrews12
- swithe12
- thrown12
- throws12
- whiner12
- whines12
- whists12
- whiten12
- whiter12
- whites12
- whores12
- whorts12
- whosis12
- whosit12
- wisher12
- wishes12
- wither12
- withes12
- worths12
- writhe12
- histones11
- hoisters11
- horniest11
- hornists11
- horsiest11
- ornithes11
- shortens11
- shorties11
- snowiest11
- howes11
- rowth11
- shewn11
- shews11
- shown11
- shows11
- shrew11
- swish11
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