Scrabble Word Finder

HOPELESSNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points

Yes. HOPELESSNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.

h4o1p3e1l1e1s1s1n1e1s1s1
PlayableHOPELESSNESS · 12 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
12letters
0hooks available

Which word lists accept HOPELESSNESS?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 28 / 100

28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.42
Hooks 25%
0
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
6.17%

Our own measure of how useful HOPELESSNESS is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for HOPELESSNESS

No single letter turns HOPELESSNESS into another word.

How HOPELESSNESS scores

Scrabble h4o1p3e1l1e1s1s1n1e1s1s1 17
Words with Friends h3o1p4e1l2e1s1s1n2e1s1s1 19

Face value of the 12 tiles in HOPELESSNESS, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
h12
o18
p12
e312
l14
s44
n16

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HOPELESSNESS has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about HOPELESSNESS

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with HOPELESSNESS

hopelessnesses19

1 longer words begin with HOPELESSNESS.

Shorter words from the letters in HOPELESSNESS

poshnesses15 solenesses10 selenoses9 senseless9 hopeless13 poshness13 sheeples13 shopless13 sploshes13 shoeless11 sneeshes11 noseless8 soleness8 pheeses12 phenols12 pleshes12 sephens12 sheeple12 sheepos12 sphenes12 sposhes12 sloshes10 elopses9 pensees9 pensels9 possess9 spenses9 speoses9 spleens9 lessees7 lessens7 lessons7 loesses7 sonless7 holpen11 pheese11 phenes11 phenol11 pheons11 pheses11

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Common questions about HOPELESSNESS

Is HOPELESSNESS valid in Words with Friends?
Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOPELESSNESS, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is HOPELESSNESS worth?
HOPELESSNESS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to HOPELESSNESS?
No single letter can be added to HOPELESSNESS to make another word.

Every word you can build from the 12 letters of HOPELESSNESS:

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