How many words end in NESS?

This page lists 2676 words ending in NESS, each with its Scrabble score.

Why are -NESS words useful?

Words ending in NESS are great for hooking onto existing tiles and pluralising or extending words already on the board.

Words Ending With NESS

All 2676 words in our dictionary that end in NESS, sorted by Scrabble score. Perfect for hooks and crossword clues.

2676 words · number = Scrabble score · sorted highest score first · showing top 1200

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shamefacedness25 standoffishness25 ubiquitousness25 wheeziness25 worshipfulness25 backwardness24 blasphemousness24 cockeyedness24 comfortableness24 comparativeness24 competitiveness24 complexness24 complicatedness24 conceivableness24 effectiveness24 equitableness24 excitableness24 excusableness24 execrableness24 exemplariness24 expectedness24 forthrightness24 frequentness24 hawkishness24 housewifeliness24 implicativeness24 inadequateness24 inflammableness24 inoffensiveness24 jejuneness24 kindheartedness24 offhandedness24 perfectiveness24 proximateness24 quickness24 squarishness24 symmetricalness24 thoughtfulness24 warmheartedness24 wrongheadedness24 amphibiousness23 biuniqueness23 brackishness23 childlikeness23 compulsiveness23 conjugateness23 dejectedness23 descriptiveness23 dichotomousness23 diffusiveness23 disjointedness23 downheartedness23 explicitness23 extensiveness23 fashionableness23 foresightedness23 frightfulness23 grotesqueness23 hardhandedness23 hardheadedness23 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beneficialness21 bewilderedness21 bigheartedness21 blimpishness21 boneheadedness21 brazenness21 breeziness21 bullheadedness21 charitableness21 childishness21 citizeness21 commodiousness21 conclusiveness21 conduciveness21 confirmedness21 conspicuousness21 cumulativeness21 deceptiveness21 definitiveness21 derivativeness21 despicableness21 destructiveness21 dexterousness21 distinctiveness21 downrightness21 effectualness21 effusiveness21 evocativeness21 extendedness21 extraneousness21 faithfulness21 fatheadedness21 favorableness21 fecklessness21 feverishness21 figurativeness21 floriferousness21 folkishness21 foppishness21 forebodingness21 forgivingness21 fragmentariness21 homogeneousness21 hotheadedness21 imaginativeness21 impecuniousness21 imperativeness21 imperviousness21 impressiveness21 indefinableness21 ineffableness21 inexpertness21 invectiveness21 invincibleness21 joylessness21 longsightedness21 lovesickness21 lukewarmness21 officiousness21 opaqueness21 openhandedness21 openheartedness21 oppressiveness21 opprobriousness21 percussiveness21 permissibleness21 permissiveness21 perspicuousness21 pervasiveness21 pigheadedness21 posthumousness21 prankishness21 prayerfulness21 precipitantness21 precipitateness21 precipitousness21 profitableness21 progressiveness21 promiscuousness21 protectiveness21 purposefulness21 refrangibleness21 respectableness21 respectfulness21 respectiveness21 revengefulness21 roadworthiness21 roundheadedness21 shrewishness21 sniffishness21 speechlessness21 squalidness21 submissiveness21 successfulness21 successiveness21 superhumanness21 supportiveness21 susceptibleness21 susceptiveness21 systematicness21 thievishness21 ticklishness21 tranquilness21 trickishness21 trustworthiness21 unbecomingness21 unchangingness21 underhandedness21 uninhibitedness21 unskillfulness21 vegetativeness21 vivaciousness21 wakefulness21 watertightness21 waywardness21 weightlessness21 wholesomeness21 wimpishness21 wooziness21 workableness21 wrathfulness21 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instructiveness20 jaggedness20 jerkiness20 joblessness20 joyousness20 jumpiness20 kittenishness20 knightliness20 lightfastness20 liquidness20 longheadedness20 luxuriousness20 magnanimousness20 meaningfulness20 meddlesomeness20 meditativeness20 mellifluousness20 mirthfulness20 mistrustfulness20 nearsightedness20 neglectfulness20 neighborliness20 noteworthiness20 peremptoriness20 perfidiousness20 pestiferousness20 pinheadedness20 pinkishness20 precociousness20 primitiveness20 promotiveness20 purposiveness20 queenliness20 raffishness20 receptiveness20 removableness20 resourcefulness20 restrictiveness20 shamefulness20 sheepishness20 sickishness20 sketchiness20 substantiveness20 superfluousness20 superlativeness20 suspensefulness20 talkativeness20 teachableness20 thanklessness20 thinkingness20 threadbareness20 thriftlessness20 treacherousness20 unconcernedness20 uneventfulness20 unfruitfulness20 unobtrusiveness20 unquietness20 untruthfulness20 vaporishness20 venturesomeness20 voicefulness20 warrantableness20 wickedness20 wishfulness20 wolfishness20 womanishness20 wonderfulness20 zealousness20 abstractedness19 accidentalness19 acrimoniousness19 adhesiveness19 adventurousness19 advisableness19 aggressiveness19 airworthiness19 amateurishness19 artificialness19 attractiveness19 avariciousness19 bashfulness19 benevolentness19 bloodguiltiness19 breathlessness19 bumptiousness19 calculatedness19 capaciousness19 carsickness19 celebratedness19 ceremoniousness19 cheekiness19 childlessness19 choppiness19 chubbiness19 chumminess19 cloddishness19 coerciveness19 colorblindness19 compactness19 composedness19 coziness19 creditableness19 deceitfulness19 defenselessness19 delightedness19 deplorableness19 depravedness19 detachedness19 devilishness19 diabolicalness19 digressiveness19 disdainfulness19 distastefulness19 distressfulness19 distrustfulness19 divisiveness19 domineeringness19 euphoniousness19 everlastingness19 exoticness19 expertness19 factitiousness19 faddishness19 faithlessness19 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pleasurableness19 possessiveness19 practicalness19 predaceousness19 presentableness19 prickliness19 priggishness19 prolificness19 protrusiveness19 provableness19 pugnaciousness19 punctiliousness19 purposelessness19 pushfulness19 quaintness19 queasiness19 rampageousness19 reductiveness19 refractoriness19 relaxedness19 remorsefulness19 repetitiveness19 repressiveness19 responsibleness19 responsiveness19 rightfulness19 rumbustiousness19 saponaceousness19 scratchiness19 scruffiness19 seaworthiness19 seductiveness19 semidarkness19 shiftlessness19 skillfulness19 skittishness19 sleaziness19 snappishness19 snobbishness19 sorrowfulness19 sprightliness19 squareness19 suggestiveness19 tempestuousness19 thoroughness19 troublesomeness19 trueheartedness19 tyrannicalness19 umbrageousness19 unconsciousness19 unhealthiness19 uniqueness19 unmitigatedness19 unpreparedness19 unrighteousness19 unselfishness19 unwashedness19 uxoriousness19 vengefulness19 victoriousness19 voluminousness19 voluptuousness19 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fastidiousness18 fatherliness18 fencelessness18 ferociousness18 flagitiousness18 flawlessness18 flightiness18 flirtatiousness18 forgiveness18 forwardness18 foxiness18 fractiousness18 fraudulentness18 friendlessness18 frowardness18 fruitfulness18 gentlemanliness18 gracefulness18 growthiness18 handsomeness18 haughtiness18 heavenliness18 heedfulness18 honorableness18 huffiness18 humorlessness18 idiomaticness18 ignominiousness18 imitativeness18 immediateness18 implicitness18 improperness18 inappositeness18 inattentiveness18 inclusiveness18 incongruousness18 indefiniteness18 infusibleness18 ingressiveness18 inimitableness18 insensitiveness18 invasiveness18 invisibleness18 involuntariness18 jadedness18 jealousness18 jitteriness18 juiciness18 lamentableness18 lecherousness18 liverishness18 loathsomeness18 lucrativeness18 lumpishness18 manifoldness18 marchioness18 marvelousness18 masterfulness18 meaninglessness18 meticulousness18 miraculousness18 misguidedness18 movableness18 normativeness18 noxiousness18 obliviousness18 obsessiveness18 obtrusiveness18 operativeness18 opinionatedness18 outlandishness18 paunchiness18 perfectness18 perniciousness18 personableness18 piggishness18 plaintiveness18 plentifulness18 pluckiness18 powerlessness18 preachiness18 precariousness18 prestigiousness18 pridefulness18 prodigiousness18 profoundness18 propitiousness18 prosperousness18 queerness18 quietness18 recessiveness18 recklessness18 reclusiveness18 recursiveness18 regardfulness18 regressiveness18 reposefulness18 repulsiveness18 ritziness18 rudimentariness18 scrupulousness18 seclusiveness18 secretiveness18 selectiveness18 sexlessness18 shadowiness18 shamelessness18 shapelessness18 skimpiness18 slothfulness18 sobersidedness18 spiffiness18 squatness18 straitlacedness18 subordinateness18 succinctness18 surefootedness18 suspiciousness18 swainishness18 sweepingness18 terminableness18 thickness18 toothsomeness18 truthfulness18 typicalness18 unavailingness18 uncommonness18 undesirableness18 unendurableness18 unfriendliness18 ungratefulness18 unhappiness18 unlawfulness18 unmelodiousness18 unreservedness18 unsociableness18 unworthiness18 upstandingness18 venerableness18 veraciousness18 veritableness18 vicariousness18 voguishness18 voicelessness18 voidableness18 voraciousness18 wackiness18 wastefulness18 waterishness18 waxiness18 wearifulness18 wearisomeness18 weightiness18 welcomeness18 worrisomeness18 abortiveness17 abrasiveness17 accursedness17 adversariness17 airsickness17 ambitiousness17 assaultiveness17 atrabiliousness17 barbarousness17 belongingness17 bitchiness17 blackness17 blamelessness17 blissfulness17 bluffness17 boastfulness17 boxiness17 capableness17 chanciness17 choiceness17 clamorousness17 clannishness17 cockiness17 colorfulness17 consciousness17 contagiousness17 contentiousness17 contiguousness17 coordinateness17 corporealness17 courageousness17 covetousness17 creativeness17 crumbliness17 customariness17 damnableness17 deathlessness17 deciduousness17 deliberateness17 deservedness17 detestableness17 disorderedness17 dividedness17 doggishness17 dovishness17 dreadfulness17 droughtiness17 electiveness17 emotionlessness17 enviableness17 estimableness17 evasiveness17 fabulousness17 facelessness17 factiousness17 familiarness17 fatefulness17 fearfulness17 fearsomeness17 feminineness17 fervidness17 festiveness17 flabbiness17 floppiness17 floweriness17 folksiness17 foolishness17 foreverness17 formlessness17 fortuitousness17 freakiness17 fretfulness17 friskiness17 furtiveness17 futurelessness17 gamesomeness17 gastightness17 gawkiness17 godlikeness17 grouchiness17 habitualness17 haggardness17 harmlessness17 hatefulness17 healthiness17 hellishness17 helplessness17 hippieness17 homelessness17 homeyness17 hopelessness17 horribleness17 humbleness17 humorousness17 hurtfulness17 imperiousness17 impetuousness17 impishness17 inalterableness17 inchoateness17 incisiveness17 incorrectness17 incorruptness17 indecorousness17 indelicateness17 indiscreetness17 indistinctness17 intangibleness17 intolerableness17 invidiousness17 irascibleness17 irksomeness17 jauntiness17 kinkiness17 kookiness17 laziness17 libidinousness17 likableness17 lugubriousness17 maliciousness17 malodorousness17 markedness17 mercenariness17 mercilessness17 mercurialness17 meritoriousness17 mindfulness17 miserableness17 momentariness17 momentousness17 motherliness17 mountainousness17 mournfulness17 movelessness17 necessitousness17 nonsensicalness17 ooziness17 opportuneness17 overeagerness17 palatableness17 patchiness17 pathlessness17 peakedness17 pepperiness17 permanentness17 perverseness17 perviousness17 pictorialness17 pixiness17 plausibleness17 pompousness17 positiveness17 prematureness17 preparedness17 pretentiousness17 previousness17 prudishness17 puffiness17 punitiveness17 purblindness17 pythoness17 rakishness17 rapaciousness17 reactiveness17 regretfulness17 remorselessness17 repetitiousness17 ridiculousness17 righteousness17 roundaboutness17 ruthfulness17 scandalousness17 scornfulness17 scrappiness17 seasickness17 selfishness17 selfsameness17 separableness17 shabbiness17 shallowness17 shrewdness17 sightlessness17 siziness17 slavishness17 sluggishness17 spitefulness17 spontaneousness17 sportfulness17 sportiveness17 steadfastness17 stupendousness17 stylishness17 substantialness17 sumptuousness17 superableness17 swampiness17 swankiness17 swarthiness17 swinishness17 temerariousness17 temperateness17 temporariness17 thriftiness17 toploftiness17 tractableness17 transitiveness17 transparentness17 tremendousness17 tricksiness17 unalterableness17 unassumingness17 unboundedness17 unchasteness17 undeniableness17 undutifulness17 unfeelingness17 ungraciousness17 unjustness17 unkindliness17 unluckiness17 unsightliness17 unwillingness17 unworldliness17 uppishness17 uppityness17 uprightness17 uptightness17 valuableness17 vaporousness17 variableness17 venomousness17 verticalness17 villainousness17 violableness17 weakliness17 wealthiness17 willfulness17 wistfulness17 wobbliness17 zaniness17 abstractness16 abusiveness16 accurateness16 aggregateness16 agreeableness16 airtightness16 amativeness16 apparentness16 appositeness16 articulateness16 askewness16 assertiveness16 attentiveness16 audaciousness16 awesomeness16 balefulness16 bearishness16 beggarliness16 betweenness16 bibulousness16 bloodlessness16 boisterousness16 boorishness16 boundlessness16 breathiness16 brightness16 brokenness16 brutishness16 bullishness16 captiousness16 carefulness16 censoriousness16 cheapness16 circularness16 clamminess16 cloudlessness16 clubbiness16 coltishness16 commonness16 concreteness16 congruousness16 contentedness16 continuousness16 costiveness16 crankiness16 creakiness16 creatureliness16 credulousness16 criticalness16 crumminess16 cultishness16 cursiveness16 decidedness16 definiteness16 degenerateness16 deleteriousness16 deliciousness16 delusiveness16 dementedness16 derisiveness16 desirableness16 desperateness16 devotedness16 directedness16 disorderliness16 disparateness16 doubtlessness16

Hooking with -NESS words

Endings like -NESS let you tack a word onto a tile already on the board, often turning a small play into a big one. Look for the high-value entries above to maximise points.

What the numbers say

A few numbers before you scroll: the 2676 words here run from 7 to 15 letters, with 12-letter words the largest group (409 entries). Wordle players have 0 five-letter options, and there are 42 seven-letter candidates for a Scrabble bingo. The single best scorer is JAZZINESS at 34 points before multipliers.

The five biggest scorers on the page: JAZZINESS (34), FRIZZINESS (31), HAPHAZARDNESS (31), FUZZINESS (30), ACQUISITIVENESS (29). At 15 letters, ACCOUNTABLENESS is the longest word on the list; a typical entry scores around 16. Letter-wise, N is the workhorse — it appears in 2676 of these words, ahead of E (2676) and S (2676).

Start with these three

When the rack looks hopeless, ILLNESS (7 letters, 7 points) is the kind of quiet play that keeps a game moving.
LIONESS earns 7 points from just 7 tiles — and it is a word few opponents will bother to challenge.
ONENESS — 7 letters for 7 points; every tile in it is a common draw, so it shows up rack after rack.

Once those stick, file away the next tier too: AIRINESS (8), ARTINESS (8), EASINESS (8), EERINESS (8), IRONNESS (8).

Why -NESS endings win turns

A reliable habit: every time you learn a new -NESS word, note whether it also takes a front extension. Words that extend at both ends are the ones that turn a 12-point play into a 40-point one, because you can bridge two premium squares. The top of this list — sorted by score — is where those double-duty words hide.

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