Is WORTHLESSNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WORTHLESSNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WORTHLESSNESS mean?
- noun
having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful
“the drill sergeant's intent was to convince all the recruits of their worthlessness”
- noun
the quality of being without practical use
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
13
Letters
W (4) + O (1) + R (1) + T (1) + H (4) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 19 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 WORTHLESSNESS
WORTHLESSNESS 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 WORTHLESSNESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- showerless16
- wholeness15
- worthless15
- shortnesses14
- nowheres14
- thewless14
- thowless14
- welshers14
- whortles14
- slownesses13
- throneless13
- howlers13
- howlets13
- nowhere13
- reshown13
- reshows13
- shewers13
- showers13
- towhees13
- welsher13
- welshes13
- wethers13
- whereon13
- whereto13
- whortle13
- horseless12
- hostelers12
- hostesses12
- hotnesses12
- lownesses12
- otherness12
- ownerless12
- shoreless12
- shortness12
- thornless12
- twonesses12
- hewers12
- howler12
- howlet12
- reshow12
- rowths12
- shewer12
- shower12
- shrews12
- thrown12
- throws12
- towhee12
- wether12
- wheels12
- wheens12
- wheres12
- wholes12
- whores12
- whorls12
- whorts12
- worths12
- ethnoses11
- holsters11
- honester11
- hornless11
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