Words Ending in -NESS

There are 4,145 words ending in -ness in our dictionary; the longest 500 are listed below, grouped by length. Endings like -ness are common hooks for extending words already on the board. Each word shows its Scrabble tile value.

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15-letter words (355)

accountableness21acquisitiveness29acrimoniousness19adventurousness19allegoricalness18alternativeness18appropriateness21atrabiliousness17attributiveness20bittersweetness20blameworthiness25blasphemousness24blockheadedness28bloodguiltiness19carnivorousness20categoricalness20ceremoniousness19circumspectness25clandestineness18clearheadedness22coconsciousness21coessentialness17coldheartedness22combustibleness23comfortableness24comfortlessness22commendableness24commonplaceness25comparativeness24compendiousness22competitiveness24complicatedness24conceivableness24conformableness24congealableness20conjunctiveness29conquerableness28consecratedness20consecutiveness22considerateness18conspicuousness21consumptiveness24contentiousness17contestableness19contractiveness22contrariousness17conversableness22convertibleness22cooperativeness22correlativeness20corruptibleness21crashworthiness26crestfallenness20cylindricalness23defencelessness21defenselessness19deleteriousness16descriptiveness23destructiveness21determinateness18dichotomousness23dictatorialness18diffractiveness27disaffectedness25disgracefulness22disobligingness20dispensableness20displeasingness19disputativeness21dissociableness20dissolvableness21distastefulness19distinctiveness21distressfulness19distrustfulness19domineeringness19downheartedness23efficaciousness25emotionlessness17evangelicalness21everlastingness19exaggeratedness25exceptionalness26exhaustlessness25expeditiousness25extemporariness26faithworthiness27fantasticalness20fashionableness23featurelessness18fissiparousness20flirtatiousness18floriferousness21foresightedness23forthcomingness26fragmentariness21fundamentalness21gentlemanliness18grammaticalness22halfheartedness25hardheartedness23heartbrokenness24herbivorousness23homogeneousness21housewifeliness24idiomaticalness20ignominiousness18illimitableness19illustriousness15imaginativeness21immedicableness24impassionedness20impecuniousness21impermeableness23imperviableness24implausibleness21implicativeness24importunateness19impracticalness23impregnableness22inadvisableness21inalienableness17inalterableness17inattentiveness18incapaciousness21incongruousness18incredulousness18indefinableness21indivisibleness21indomitableness20indubitableness20industriousness16ineffectiveness26ineffectualness23inequitableness26inestimableness19inexcusableness26inexpensiveness27inflammableness24informativeness23infrangibleness21inheritableness20injudiciousness25innumerableness19inobtrusiveness20inoffensiveness24inofficiousness23inoperativeness20inopportuneness19inquisitiveness27inscribableness21inscrutableness19insensitiveness18inseparableness19instructiveness20insuperableness19intemperateness19interestingness16intolerableness17intractableness19intrinsicalness17involuntariness18irreducibleness20irrefutableness20irreligiousness16irremovableness22irreparableness19irretentiveness18irrevocableness22justifiableness27kindheartedness24lactiferousness20levelheadedness23lionheartedness19longsightedness21magisterialness18magnanimousness20magnificentness23meaninglessness18measurelessness17mellifluousness20meritoriousness17misbecomingness24mischievousness25mistrustfulness20mortiferousness20mountainousness17nearsightedness20necessitousness17neighbourliness21nightmarishness24nondescriptness20nonsensicalness17obstructiveness22odoriferousness19omnifariousness20openheartedness21openmouthedness23opinionatedness18opprobriousness21overbearingness21overforwardness25overweeningness22overzealousness27painstakingness22paradoxicalness27parasiticalness19passionlessness17pedagoguishness23penetrativeness20perfunctoriness22permissibleness21persnicketiness23perspicuousness21pestiferousness20pharisaicalness22picturesqueness28plainspokenness23pleasurableness19practicableness23pragmaticalness22precipitantness21precipitateness21precipitousness21predictableness22prejudicialness27presentableness19prestigiousness18presumptiveness24pretentiousness17procreativeness22progenitiveness21progressiveness21prohibitiveness25proletarianness17promiscuousness21prospectiveness24provocativeness25punctiliousness19puritanicalness19purposelessness19quarrelsomeness26recollectedness20recoverableness22redoubtableness20refrangibleness21remorselessness17repetitiousness17reproachfulness25resourcefulness20respectableness21responsibleness19restrictiveness20retrievableness20retroactiveness20riverworthiness24roundheadedness21rudimentariness18rumbustiousness19sacramentalness19sanguineousness16saponaceousness19scribaciousness21scrumptiousness21sententiousness15serviceableness22softheartedness22speculativeness22spontaneousness17standoffishness25straitlacedness18subordinateness18substantialness17substantiveness20successlessness19suggestibleness19sulphureousness20superficialness22superfluousness20superlativeness20supportableness21suppressiveness22susceptibleness21suspensefulness20swellheadedness23symmetricalness24synchronousness23temerariousness17tempestuousness19tendenciousness18tendentiousness16terrestrialness15thankworthiness28thickheadedness29thoughtlessness22tightfistedness23transparentness17transportedness18treacherousness20treasonableness17troublesomeness19trueheartedness19trustworthiness21unadvisableness21unalterableness17unavailableness20unavoidableness21unbelievingness21uncanonicalness19uncivilisedness21uncivilizedness30unclimbableness23unconcernedness20unconnectedness20unconsciousness19underhandedness21undesirableness18unendurableness18unequivocalness29unfavorableness23unflappableness24unforgivingness23unfortunateness18unhealthfulness24uninhibitedness21unmelodiousness18unmitigatedness19unnecessariness17unobtrusiveness20unpeaceableness21unpracticalness21unpractisedness20unprintableness19unprotectedness20unqualifiedness28unrelentingness16unremittingness18unrighteousness19unsatisfiedness19unseaworthiness21unshakeableness24unspeakableness23unsteadfastness19unsuspectedness20unteachableness22unthinkableness24untractableness19unutterableness17unwholesomeness23venturesomeness20vertiginousness19vindicativeness24warmheartedness24warrantableness20wrongheadedness24

14-letter words (145)

abominableness20absorptiveness21abstemiousness18abstractedness19acceptableness22accessibleness20accidentalness19accustomedness21admissibleness19affectlessness22aggressiveness19alimentiveness19amateurishness19amphibiousness23anarthrousness17answerableness19antiquatedness24apocryphalness26applicableness22articulateness16artificialness19assaultiveness17attainableness16attractiveness19auspiciousness18avariciousness19backhandedness27beneficialness21benevolentness19beseechingness22bewilderedness21bigheartedness21blithesomeness21boisterousness16boneheadedness21bottomlessness18breathlessness19bullheadedness21cadaverousness20calamitousness18calculatedness19capriciousness20celebratedness19censoriousness16censurableness18changeableness22changelessness20chargeableness22charitableness21chimericalness23chivalrousness22circuitousness18coetaneousness16cogitativeness20collectiveness21colloquialness25colorblindness19colourableness18colourfastness19colourlessness16commodiousness21commutableness22comparableness22compatibleness22compliableness22compulsiveness23compulsoriness20conclusiveness21confoundedness21congenitalness17connaturalness16contagiousness17contiguousness17continuousness16contractedness19convincingness22convolutedness20convulsiveness22coordinateness17coquettishness28courageousness17creatureliness16creditableness19cumbersomeness22cumulativeness21daughterliness19deceivableness22decorativeness20defeasibleness20defensibleness20definitiveness21degenerateness16delectableness19deliberateness17delightfulness22dependableness20deplorableness19depressiveness20derivativeness21derogatoriness16despicableness21despitefulness20despoticalness19determinedness18detestableness17devotionalness18diabolicalness19diaphanousness20diffusibleness23digestibleness18digressiveness19diminutiveness20discursiveness20disdainfulness19disengagedness18disgustfulness19disgustingness17disjointedness23disorderedness17disorderliness16dispersiveness20dispiritedness18dispiteousness17displeasedness18disposableness19disputableness19disquietedness25disruptiveness20dissipatedness18dissolubleness17dissuasiveness18distractedness18diureticalness17dogmaticalness20effeminateness22effortlessness20elementariness16ellipticalness18emphaticalness23euphoniousness19evenhandedness22exhaustiveness27expressiveness26extensibleness23extraneousness21

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