The 800 most common words that end in NESS, out of 4240 in the dictionary. Grouped by length, shortest first, with each word’s score using standard letter values. Rarer and archaic words are left off so the list stays usable — use the filter box to narrow it further.
800 words
Most used words ending with NESS (11)
- business10
- fitness10
- awareness12
- witness10
- illness7
- wellness11
- darkness13
- happiness16
- wilderness14
- thickness18
- madness10
4 letter words ending with NESS (1)
- ness4
6 letter words ending with NESS (1)
- inness6
7 letter words ending with NESS (39)
- allness7
- aptness9
- badness10
- bigness10
- coyness12
- dimness10
- dryness11
- dueness8
- farness10
- fatness10
- fewness13
- fitness10
- gayness11
- harness10
- hotness10
- iciness9
- illness7
- laxness14
- lioness7
- lowness10
- madness10
- manness9
- newness10
- nowness10
- oddness9
- oldness8
- oneness7
- outness7
- patness9
- rawness10
- redness8
- sadness8
- shyness13
- slyness10
- wanness10
- weeness10
- wetness10
- witness10
- wryness13
8 letter words ending with NESS (198)
- ableness10
- acidness11
- agedness10
- airiness8
- albiness10
- archness13
- aridness9
- artiness8
- awayness14
- awedness12
- baldness11
- bareness10
- baroness10
- baseness10
- bassness10
- blueness10
- boldness11
- boniness10
- business10
- busyness13
- calmness12
- canoness10
- chicness15
- coldness11
- coolness10
- cosiness10
- coziness19
- curtness10
- cuteness10
- daftness12
- dampness13
- dankness13
- darkness13
- deadness10
- deafness12
- dearness9
- deepness11
- deftness12
- demoness11
- dewiness12
- direness9
- dourness9
- dowiness12
- doziness18
- drabness11
- dullness9
- dumbness13
- duskness13
- easiness8
- edginess10
- eeriness8
- evenness11
- evilness11
- eyedness12
- fairness11
- fastness11
- fellness11
- fineness11
- firmness13
- flatness11
- fondness12
- foulness11
- foxiness18
- foziness20
- freeness11
- fullness11
- gameness11
- gaminess11
- gladness10
- glegness10
- glibness11
- glumness11
- goneness9
- goodness10
- goriness9
- grayness12
- greyness12
- grimness11
- grumness11
- haleness11
- halfness14
- hardness12
- haziness20
- hereness11
- highness15
- holiness11
- hominess13
- hugeness12
- idleness9
- inkiness12
- jimpness19
- justness15
- keenness12
- kindness13
- laciness10
- lameness10
- lankness12
- lateness8
- laziness17
- leanness8
- lewdness12
- likeness12
- liminess10
- limpness12
- liveness11
- loneness8
- longness9
- lornness8
- loudness9
- lushness11
- maleness10
- maziness19
- meanness10
- meekness14
- meetness10
- mildness11
- miriness10
- moreness10
- muchness15
- muteness10
- nearness8
- neatness8
- niceness10
- nudeness9
- numbness12
- oiliness8
- onliness8
- openness10
- ovalness11
- paleness10
- pastness10
- pertness10
- piedness11
- pinkness14
- pokiness14
- poorness10
- poriness10
- primness12
- puniness10
- pureness10
- raciness10
- rankness12
- rareness8
- rashness11
- realness8
- richness13
- rifeness11
- ripeness10
- ropiness10
- rosiness8
- rudeness9
- safeness11
- sageness9
- saltness8
- sameness10
- saneness8
- seedness9
- selfness11
- sickness14
- silkness12
- siziness17
- skewness15
- slimness10
- smugness11
- snugness9
- softness11
- soleness8
- soreness8
- sourness8
- sureness8
- tallness8
- tameness10
- tartness8
- tautness8
- thinness11
- tidiness9
- tininess8
- titaness8
- trigness9
- trimness10
- trueness8
- ugliness9
- vainness11
- vastness11
- vileness11
- voidness12
- wariness11
- warmness13
- waviness14
- waxiness18
- weakness15
- wellness11
- wideness12
- wildness12
- wiliness11
- wiriness11
- wiseness11
- wornness11
9 letter words ending with NESS (443)
- acridness12
- acuteness11
- adeptness12
- adultness10
- agileness10
- alertness9
- algidness11
- alikeness13
- aliveness12
- aloneness9
- aloofness12
- ampleness13
- angriness10
- anticness11
- apartness11
- apertness11
- apishness14
- awareness12
- awfulness15
- bagginess13
- balminess13
- bandiness12
- bardiness12
- bawdiness15
- beadiness12
- beaminess13
- beefiness14
- beeriness11
- beingness12
- blackness17
- blandness12
- blankness15
- blateness11
- bleakness15
- blindness12
- blowiness14
- bluffness17
- bluntness11
- bogginess13
- bonniness11
- booziness20
- boskiness15
- bossiness11
- boundness12
- bowedness15
- brashness14
- braveness14
- briefness14
- brininess11
- briskness15
- broadness12
- brownness14
- bruteness11
- bugginess13
- bulginess12
- bulkiness15
- bumpiness15
- burliness11
- bushiness14
- buxomness20
- cadginess13
- canniness11
- cantiness11
- cattiness11
- chariness14
- cheapness16
- childness15
- chillness14
- civilness14
- clayiness14
- cleanness11
- clearness11
- closeness11
- cockiness17
- corkiness15
- crassness11
- craziness20
- crimpness15
- crispness13
- crossness11
- crudeness12
- cruelness11
- curdiness12
- curliness11
- curstness11
- dailiness10
- deaconess12
- denseness10
- dinginess11
- dirtiness10
- dizziness28
- dortiness10
- dottiness10
- douceness12
- dowdiness14
- downiness13
- dragoness11
- dreadness11
- drollness10
- dumpiness14
- duskiness14
- dustiness10
- eagerness10
- earliness9
- emptiness13
- equalness18
- erectness11
- exactness18
- fadedness14
- faintness12
- falseness12
- fatalness12
- fattiness12
- fetidness13
- fieriness12
- filminess14
- firstness12
- fishiness15
- fixedness20
- flakiness16
- fleetness12
- fluidness13
- flukiness16
- flushness15
- foaminess14
- fogginess14
- forkiness16
- frailness12
- frankness16
- fremdness15
- freshness15
- funniness12
- furriness12
- fussiness12
- fustiness12
- fuzziness30
- gassiness10
- gaudiness11
- gauntness10
- gauziness19
- gawkiness17
- gelidness11
- gemminess14
- giddiness12
- givenness13
- glariness10
- glaziness19
- glueyness13
- godliness11
- goofiness13
- goutiness10
- governess13
- grandness11
- graveness13
- greatness10
- greenness10
- griminess12
- grossness10
- gruffness16
- gumminess14
- gushiness13
- gustiness10
- hairiness12
- handiness13
- happiness16
- hardiness13
- harshness15
- hastiness12
- headiness13
- heaviness15
- heftiness15
- hilliness12
- hoariness12
- homeyness17
- hoofiness15
- horniness12
- horsiness12
- huffiness18
- humanness14
- humidness15
- humpiness16
- huskiness16
- idealness10
- inaptness11
- ineptness11
- inertness9
- innerness9
- inverness12
- itchiness14
- jadedness18
- jazziness34
- jemminess20
- jerkiness20
- jettiness16
- jolliness16
- joltiness16
- juiciness18
- jumpiness20
- kinkiness17
- lankiness13
- largeness10
- larkiness13
- leakiness13
- legginess11
- levelness12
- licitness11
- lightness13
- litheness12
- lividness13
- loaminess11
- loathness12
- localness11
- loftiness12
- looseness9
- lousiness9
- lowliness12
- loyalness12
- lucidness12
- luckiness15
- lumpiness13
- luridness10
- lustiness9
- maltiness11
- manginess12
- manliness11
- massiness11
- mazedness21
- mealiness11
- meatiness11
- merriness11
- messiness11
- milkiness15
- mistiness11
- mixedness19
- moistness11
- moldiness12
- moodiness12
- mooniness11
- mossiness11
- mousiness11
- mucidness14
- muckiness17
- muddiness13
- mugginess13
- murkiness15
- mushiness14
- muskiness15
- mussiness11
- mustiness11
- muzziness29
- naiveness12
- nakedness14
- nappiness13
- nastiness9
- nattiness9
- neediness10
- nerviness12
- newsiness12
- nobleness11
- noisiness9
- northness12
- notedness10
- nuttiness9
- obeseness11
- oftenness12
- otherness12
- oughtness13
- outerness9
- pastiness11
- patroness11
- peakiness15
- peartness11
- peppiness15
- perkiness15
- pettiness11
- piousness11
- pithiness14
- plainness11
- planeness11
- plumbness15
- plumpness15
- pockiness17
- podginess13
- primeness13
- proneness11
- prosiness11
- proudness12
- pudginess13
- puffiness17
- pugginess13
- pulpiness13
- pursiness11
- putidness12
- pythoness17
- quakiness22
- queerness18
- quickness24
- quietness18
- rabidness12
- raininess9
- rapidness12
- ratheness12
- readiness10
- reediness10
- regalness10
- reharness12
- rightness13
- rigidness11
- riskiness13
- rockiness15
- roominess11
- roughness13
- roundness10
- rowdiness13
- ruddiness11
- runtiness9
- ruralness9
- rushiness12
- rustiness9
- ruttiness9
- saltiness9
- sandiness10
- sapidness12
- sappiness13
- sauciness11
- scaliness11
- scantness11
- seaminess11
- seediness10
- sextoness16
- shadiness13
- shakiness16
- sharpness14
- sheerness12
- shininess12
- shortness12
- showiness15
- silkiness13
- silliness9
- sissiness9
- slackness15
- slatiness9
- sleekness13
- slickness15
- sliminess11
- slopeness11
- smallness11
- smartness11
- smokiness15
- snakiness13
- snideness10
- snowiness12
- soapiness11
- soberness11
- sogginess11
- solidness10
- sootiness9
- soppiness13
- sorriness9
- soundness10
- southness12
- spareness11
- spewiness14
- spiciness13
- spikiness15
- spininess11
- squatness18
- staginess10
- staidness10
- staleness9
- starkness13
- steepness11
- sternness9
- stiffness15
- stillness9
- stoniness9
- stoutness9
- stuntness9
- suaveness12
- sulkiness13
- sultaness9
- sunniness9
- surliness9
- swartness12
- sweetness12
- swiftness15
- tacitness11
- tackiness15
- taperness11
- tardiness10
- tastiness9
- tawniness12
- techiness14
- tenseness9
- tepidness12
- terseness9
- testiness9
- thereness12
- thickness18
- tightness13
- timidness12
- tinniness9
- tipsiness11
- tiredness10
- totalness9
- toughness13
- triteness9
- tubbiness13
- tumidness12
- turfiness12
- unaptness11
- undueness10
- unfitness12
- unharness12
- unshyness15
- usualness9
- utterness9
- vagueness13
- validness13
- vapidness15
- venomness14
- vexedness20
- viewiness15
- vitalness12
- vividness16
- vocalness14
- wackiness18
- washiness15
- wasteness12
- weariness12
- weediness13
- weirdness13
- whereness15
- whiteness15
- wholeness15
- windiness13
- wittiness12
- womanness14
- woodiness13
- wordiness13
- worseness12
- wrongness13
- youngness13
10 letter words ending with NESS (118)
- abjectness21
- abruptness14
- absentness12
- absurdness13
- activeness15
- actualness12
- adroitness11
- aerialness10
- amazedness22
- ardentness11
- arguteness11
- artfulness13
- astuteness10
- augustness11
- averseness13
- avowedness17
- awlessness13
- barrenness12
- betterness12
- bitingness13
- bitterness12
- bleariness12
- blitheness15
- blondeness13
- bloodiness13
- bluishness15
- bodiliness13
- boringness13
- botchiness17
- boyishness18
- braininess12
- brashiness15
- brassiness12
- brawniness15
- brazenness21
- breeziness21
- brightness16
- brokenness16
- broodiness13
- brunetness12
- brushiness15
- bunchiness17
- callowness15
- candidness14
- carnalness12
- casualness12
- catchiness17
- chaffiness21
- chalkiness19
- chasteness15
- chattiness15
- cheekiness19
- cheeriness15
- cheesiness15
- chestiness15
- chilliness15
- chirpiness17
- choiceness17
- chubbiness19
- chunkiness19
- citizeness21
- clamminess16
- cleverness15
- cloddiness14
- clogginess14
- cloudiness13
- cloyedness16
- clumsiness14
- coarseness12
- comeliness14
- commonness16
- convexness22
- costliness12
- couthiness15
- covertness15
- coyishness18
- craftiness15
- cragginess14
- crankiness16
- cravenness15
- crazedness22
- creakiness16
- creaminess14
- creepiness14
- crispiness14
- croakiness16
- croupiness14
- crustiness12
- curledness13
- cursedness13
- curvedness16
- cussedness13
- daintiness11
- dapperness15
- daringness12
- dauphiness16
- deadliness12
- deathiness14
- decentness13
- demureness13
- devoutness14
- diluteness11
- directness13
- dismalness13
- divineness14
- doggedness14
- dotingness12
- doubleness13
- doughiness15
- draftiness14
- dreaminess13
- dreariness11
- dregginess13
- dressiness11
- drossiness11
- drowsiness14
- dulcetness13
- wilderness14
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What some of these words mean
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ness | A promontory |
| badness | The state of being bad |
| bigness | The state or quality of being big |
| coyness | The quality of being coy |
| dimness | The state or quality |
| dueness | Quality of being due |
| farness | The state of being far off |
| fatness | The quality or state of being fat, plump, or full-fed |
| fewness | The state of being few |
| fitness | The state or quality of being fit |
| harness | Originally, the complete dress, especially in a military sense, of a man or a horse |
| hotness | The quality or state of being hot |
| iciness | The state or quality of being icy or very cold |
| laxness | The state of being lax |
| lioness | A female lion |
| lowness | The state or quality of being low |
| madness | The condition of being mad |
| newness | The quality or state of being new |
| oddness | The state of being odd, or not even. Take but one from three, and you not only destroy the oddness… |
| oldness | The state or quality of being old |
Quick facts about this list
| Words shown | 800 of 4240 |
| Shortest | 4 letters |
| Longest | amazedness (10 letters) |
| Highest scoring | jazziness (34 points) |
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Questions
How many words end in NESS?
4240 words in a full English dictionary. This page lists the 800 most common of them, from 4 to 10 letters.
What is the longest word that ends with NESS?
amazedness, with 10 letters.
Which of these words scores highest in a tile game?
jazziness, worth 34 points using standard letter values.
Are these words valid in Scrabble or Wordle?
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