2,678 words
Words ending in -ness
2,678 words end in -ness, and 96 of them are everyday words. Abstract nouns. Four letters is a lot to add, which makes these useful when you are holding too many consonants.
- 2,678
- Words ending in -ness
- 96
- Everyday words among them
- 4 pts
- The ending -ness is worth this on its own
- 34 pts
- Best score, from JAZZINESS
Using an ending rather than memorising words
This is the habit that separates players who find bonus words from players who do not. Stop looking at your rack as seven separate letters and start looking for a stem plus an ending. If -ness is sitting in your tiles, the real question is what 3 letter word the rest of your rack makes.
The same trick solves crosswords. Search the pattern ????ness and you will see how few options an ending really leaves.
The list
15 letter words
205
competitiveness 24
unconsciousness 19
accountableness 21
acquisitiveness 29
acrimoniousness 19
adventurousness 19
allegoricalness 18
alternativeness 18
appropriateness 21
atrabiliousness 17
bittersweetness 20
blameworthiness 25
blasphemousness 24
bloodguiltiness 19
carnivorousness 20
ceremoniousness 19
clandestineness 18
clearheadedness 22
coldheartedness 22
comfortableness 24
commonplaceness 25
comparativeness 24
compendiousness 22
complicatedness 24
conceivableness 24
consecutiveness 22
considerateness 18
conspicuousness 21
contentiousness 17
convertibleness 22
cooperativeness 22
crashworthiness 26
crestfallenness 20
defenselessness 19
deleteriousness 16
descriptiveness 23
destructiveness 21
determinateness 18
dichotomousness 23
dictatorialness 18
disgracefulness 22
distastefulness 19
distinctiveness 21
distressfulness 19
distrustfulness 19
domineeringness 19
downheartedness 23
efficaciousness 25
emotionlessness 17
everlastingness 19
exaggeratedness 25
exceptionalness 26
exhaustlessness 25
expeditiousness 25
fantasticalness 20
fashionableness 23
fissiparousness 20
flirtatiousness 18
floriferousness 21
foresightedness 23
fragmentariness 21
gentlemanliness 18
grammaticalness 22
halfheartedness 25
hardheartedness 23
homogeneousness 21
housewifeliness 24
ignominiousness 18
illimitableness 19
illustriousness 15
imaginativeness 21
impecuniousness 21
implicativeness 24
importunateness 19
impregnableness 22
inalterableness 17
inattentiveness 18
incongruousness 18
indefinableness 21
indomitableness 20
14 letter words
318
unpleasantness 16
vindictiveness 23
abstemiousness 18
abstractedness 19
acceptableness 22
accessibleness 20
accidentalness 19
accustomedness 21
affectlessness 22
aggressiveness 19
amateurishness 19
amphibiousness 23
apocryphalness 26
articulateness 16
artificialness 19
assaultiveness 17
attractiveness 19
auspiciousness 18
avariciousness 19
beneficialness 21
benevolentness 19
bewilderedness 21
bigheartedness 21
boisterousness 16
boneheadedness 21
bottomlessness 18
breathlessness 19
bullheadedness 21
calculatedness 19
capriciousness 20
celebratedness 19
censoriousness 16
changeableness 22
changelessness 20
charitableness 21
chivalrousness 22
circuitousness 18
colorblindness 19
commodiousness 21
comparableness 22
compatibleness 22
compulsiveness 23
conclusiveness 21
contagiousness 17
contiguousness 17
continuousness 16
convincingness 22
convulsiveness 22
coordinateness 17
coquettishness 28
courageousness 17
creatureliness 16
creditableness 19
cumbersomeness 22
cumulativeness 21
decorativeness 20
definitiveness 21
degenerateness 16
deliberateness 17
delightfulness 22
dependableness 20
deplorableness 19
derivativeness 21
despicableness 21
despitefulness 20
determinedness 18
detestableness 17
diabolicalness 19
diaphanousness 20
digressiveness 19
diminutiveness 20
discursiveness 20
disdainfulness 19
disjointedness 23
disorderedness 17
disorderliness 16
dispersiveness 20
dispiritedness 18
disruptiveness 20
dissipatedness 18
13 letter words
369
assertiveness 16
consciousness 17
effectiveness 24
righteousness 17
acceptingness 20
admirableness 18
adversariness 17
advisableness 19
aggregateness 16
agreeableness 16
airworthiness 19
ambiguousness 18
ambitiousness 17
amorphousness 20
analogousness 14
anomalousness 15
anonymousness 18
arbitrariness 15
assiduousness 14
atrociousness 15
attentiveness 16
audaciousness 16
availableness 18
barbarousness 17
barefacedness 21
beauteousness 15
beautifulness 18
belongingness 17
benightedness 20
blamelessness 17
bloodlessness 16
boundlessness 16
bounteousness 15
bountifulness 18
brainlessness 15
brotherliness 18
bumptiousness 19
capaciousness 19
ceaselessness 15
changefulness 22
cheerlessness 18
childlessness 19
childlikeness 23
clamorousness 17
classlessness 15
cloudlessness 16
collectedness 18
colorfastness 18
colorlessness 15
combativeness 22
comradeliness 18
conceitedness 18
concertedness 18
conduciveness 21
confidingness 20
confirmedness 21
congruousness 16
conjugateness 23
connectedness 18
contentedness 16
corporealness 17
corrosiveness 18
courteousness 15
credulousness 16
crotchetiness 20
customariness 17
dangerousness 15
dastardliness 15
dauntlessness 14
deathlessness 17
deceitfulness 19
deceptiveness 21
deciduousness 17
defectiveness 22
defensiveness 20
deliciousness 16
delightedness 19
deliriousness 14
demandingness 18
desirableness 16
12 letter words
409
carelessness 14
faithfulness 21
helplessness 17
hopelessness 17
recklessness 18
selflessness 15
togetherness 16
abortiveness 17
abrasiveness 17
absoluteness 14
abstractness 16
abstruseness 14
accurateness 16
accursedness 17
adaptiveness 18
adequateness 22
adhesiveness 19
adorableness 15
affectedness 21
agribusiness 15
airtightness 16
allusiveness 15
almightiness 18
amicableness 18
antibusiness 14
apparentness 16
appositeness 16
aversiveness 18
backwardness 24
beggarliness 16
bibulousness 16
biuniqueness 23
blimpishness 21
blissfulness 17
boastfulness 17
bootlessness 14
brackishness 23
canorousness 14
captiousness 16
cautiousness 14
centeredness 15
cheerfulness 20
childishness 21
churchliness 22
churlishness 20
circularness 16
clannishness 17
cliquishness 26
cloddishness 19
clownishness 20
cockeyedness 24
cocksureness 20
coerciveness 19
cohesiveness 20
colonialness 14
colorfulness 17
completeness 18
composedness 19
concreteness 16
confusedness 18
contrariness 14
contriteness 14
covetousness 17
cowardliness 18
creativeness 17
criticalness 16
culpableness 18
cumbrousness 18
damnableness 17
debonairness 15
decisiveness 18
decorousness 15
definiteness 16
dejectedness 23
delusiveness 16
dementedness 16
depravedness 19
derisiveness 16
deservedness 17
desirousness 13
11 letter words
386
awkwardness 22
cleanliness 13
foolishness 17
forgiveness 18
nervousness 14
selfishness 17
seriousness 11
strangeness 12
unhappiness 18
viciousness 16
willingness 15
abusiveness 16
adaptedness 15
adverseness 15
agelessness 12
aimlessness 13
airlessness 11
airsickness 17
amativeness 16
amiableness 15
amorousness 13
amusingness 14
ancientness 13
animateness 13
anxiousness 18
arduousness 12
artlessness 11
assuredness 12
austereness 11
averageness 15
awesomeness 16
balefulness 16
bashfulness 19
beardedness 15
bearishness 16
beastliness 13
belatedness 14
betweenness 16
biliousness 13
bindingness 15
bizarreness 22
blessedness 14
bookishness 20
boorishness 16
boundedness 15
breathiness 16
brittleness 13
brusqueness 22
brutishness 16
bullishness 16
caddishness 18
callousness 13
capableness 17
carefulness 16
carsickness 19
coltishness 16
compactness 19
complexness 24
conciseness 15
copiousness 15
cordialness 14
correctness 15
corruptness 15
costiveness 16
courtliness 13
crabbedness 18
crookedness 18
crowdedness 18
crumbliness 17
crunchiness 18
cultishness 16
cunningness 14
curableness 15
curiousness 13
currentness 13
cursiveness 16
cursoriness 13
darlingness 13
decidedness 16
deviousness 15
10 letter words
380
bitterness 12
cleverness 15
clumsiness 14
eyewitness 16
loneliness 10
tenderness 11
unfairness 13
usefulness 13
wickedness 20
wilderness 14
abjectness 21
abruptness 14
absurdness 13
activeness 15
adroitness 11
artfulness 13
astuteness 10
augustness 11
averseness 13
barrenness 12
bitchiness 17
bleariness 12
bloodiness 13
bluishness 15
blurriness 12
boringness 13
boyishness 18
braininess 12
brassiness 12
brattiness 12
brawniness 15
brazenness 21
breeziness 21
brightness 16
brokenness 16
broodiness 13
callowness 15
candidness 14
casualness 12
chanciness 17
chasteness 15
chattiness 15
cheekiness 19
cheeriness 15
cheesiness 15
chilliness 15
choiceness 17
choppiness 19
chubbiness 19
chumminess 19
citizeness 21
clamminess 16
classiness 12
cloudiness 13
clubbiness 16
coarseness 12
comeliness 14
commonness 16
costliness 12
covertness 15
craftiness 15
cragginess 14
crankiness 16
cravenness 15
creakiness 16
creaminess 14
creepiness 14
crispiness 14
crumminess 16
crustiness 12
cursedness 13
cussedness 13
daintiness 11
dapperness 15
daringness 12
deadliness 12
demureness 13
devoutness 14
diluteness 11
directness 13
9 letter words
352
awareness 12
blackness 17
blindness 12
closeness 11
craziness 20
dizziness 28
emptiness 13
freshness 15
godliness 11
governess 13
greatness 10
happiness 16
lightness 13
neediness 10
shortness 12
silliness 9
stillness 9
sweetness 12
tardiness 10
tightness 13
toughness 13
weirdness 13
whiteness 15
acridness 12
acuteness 11
adeptness 12
adultness 10
alertness 9
alienness 9
alikeness 13
aliveness 12
aloneness 9
aloofness 12
ampleness 13
angriness 10
apartness 11
apishness 14
askewness 16
awfulness 15
bagginess 13
balkiness 15
balminess 13
battiness 11
bawdiness 15
blandness 12
blankness 15
bleakness 15
bluffness 17
bluntness 11
bossiness 11
brashness 14
briefness 14
brininess 11
briskness 15
broadness 12
bulkiness 15
bumpiness 15
burliness 11
bushiness 14
buxomness 20
cageyness 15
campiness 15
canniness 11
cattiness 11
chariness 14
cheapness 16
chillness 14
cleanness 11
clearness 11
cockiness 17
corkiness 15
corniness 11
crassness 11
crispness 13
crossness 11
crudeness 12
cruelness 11
curliness 11
dailiness 10
datedness 11
8 letter words
217
baldness 11
baroness 10
business 10
coldness 11
coolness 10
cuteness 10
darkness 13
dullness 9
fairness 11
goodness 10
highness 15
holiness 11
kindness 13
lameness 10
laziness 17
likeness 12
meanness 10
neatness 8
numbness 12
openness 10
rudeness 9
sickness 14
smugness 11
softness 11
ugliness 9
weakness 15
wellness 11
achiness 13
acidness 11
agedness 10
airiness 8
archness 13
aridness 9
artiness 8
ashiness 11
avidness 12
awayness 14
bareness 10
baseness 10
bassness 10
biasness 10
blueness 10
boldness 11
boniness 10
boxiness 17
busyness 13
caginess 11
calmness 12
canoness 10
chicness 15
cosiness 10
coziness 19
curtness 10
daftness 12
dampness 13
dankness 13
deadness 10
deafness 12
dearness 9
deepness 11
deftness 12
demoness 11
dewiness 12
direness 9
doneness 9
dopiness 11
dourness 9
doziness 18
drabness 11
dumbness 13
easiness 8
edginess 10
eeriness 8
evenness 11
evilness 11
eyedness 12
fastness 11
fellness 11
fineness 11
firmness 13
7 letter words
42
badness 10
bigness 10
fitness 10
gayness 11
harness 10
illness 7
madness 10
sadness 8
shyness 13
witness 10
aptness 9
coyness 12
dimness 10
dryness 11
dueness 8
dulness 8
dunness 8
farness 10
fatness 10
fewness 13
feyness 13
fulness 10
hipness 12
hotness 10
iciness 9
laxness 14
lioness 7
lowness 10
newness 10
nowness 10
oddness 9
oldness 8
oneness 7
patness 9
rawness 10
redness 8
slyness 10
waeness 10
wanness 10
wetness 10
woeness 10
wryness 13