Is WRETCHEDNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WRETCHEDNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WRETCHEDNESS mean?
- noun
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
“the misery and wretchedness of those slums is intolerable”
- noun
the character of being uncomfortable and unpleasant
“the wretchedness for which these prisons became known”
- noun
the quality of being poor and inferior and sorry
“he has compiled a record second to none in its wretchedness”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
12
Letters
W (4) + R (1) + E (1) + T (1) + C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + D (2) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 21 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 WRETCHEDNESS
WRETCHEDNESS 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 WRETCHEDNESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- eschewers17
- eschewed17
- rechewed17
- wrenched17
- wretched17
- shrewdest16
- eschewer16
- wenchers16
- wrenches16
- wretches16
- wenched16
- chewers15
- eschews15
- rechews15
- wencher15
- wenches15
- chewed15
- creeshed14
- drenches14
- trenched14
- shrewed14
- chewer14
- crwths14
- eschew14
- rechew14
- wechts14
- whence14
- wrench14
- wretch14
- creeshes13
- setscrew13
- stenches13
- trenches13
- cheders13
- cheered13
- cheesed13
- chested13
- retched13
- screwed13
- shewers13
- wethers13
- shewed13
- shrewd13
- chews13
- crwth13
- wecht13
- wench13
- decenters12
- decentres12
- westered12
- cheeses12
- etchers12
- retches12
- tenches12
- cheder12
- crewed12
- drench12
- etched12
- hewers12
- shewer12
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