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Is goodness a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word goodness is a Scrabble US word. The word goodness is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

G2O1O1D2N1E1S1S1

Is goodness a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word goodness is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

G2O1O1D2N1E1S1S1

Is goodness a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word goodness is a Words With Friends word. The word goodness is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

G3O1O1D2N2E1S1S1

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8-letter words (1 found)

GOODNESS,

7-letter words (3 found)

GODSONS,NOODGES,NOSODES,

6-letter words (17 found)

DOOSES,ENDOSS,GNOSES,GODSON,GOOSED,GOOSES,GOSSED,NODOSE,NOODGE,NOOSED,NOOSES,NOSODE,ODEONS,SEGNOS,SNOODS,SNOOSE,SONDES,

5-letter words (26 found)

DOGES,DONGS,DOSES,GESSO,GODSO,GOODS,GOONS,GOOSE,GOSSE,NODES,NOOSE,NOSED,NOSES,ODEON,OOSES,SEGNO,SEGOS,SENDS,SNEDS,SNODS,SNOGS,SNOOD,SONDE,SONES,SONGS,SONSE,

4-letter words (57 found)

DEGS,DENS,DOEN,DOES,DOGE,DOGS,DONE,DONG,DONS,DOON,DOOS,DOSE,DOSS,DSOS,EGOS,ENDS,ENGS,EONS,GEDS,GENS,GEOS,GODS,GOES,GONE,GONS,GOOD,GOON,GOOS,GOSS,NEDS,NEGS,NESS,NODE,NODS,NOES,NOGS,NOSE,ODES,ODSO,ONES,ONOS,OONS,OOSE,OSES,SEGO,SEGS,SEND,SENS,SNED,SNOD,SNOG,SODS,SOGS,SONE,SONG,SONS,SOON,

3-letter words (45 found)

DEG,DEN,DOE,DOG,DON,DOO,DOS,DSO,EDS,EGO,END,ENG,ENS,EON,ESS,GED,GEN,GEO,GOD,GOE,GON,GOO,GOS,NED,NEG,NOD,NOG,NOO,NOS,ODE,ODS,OES,ONE,ONO,ONS,OON,OOS,OSE,SED,SEG,SEN,SOD,SOG,SON,SOS,

2-letter words (14 found)

DE,DO,ED,EN,ES,GO,NE,NO,OD,OE,ON,OO,OS,SO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 164 words from goodness according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of goodness

goodness

Etymology

From Middle English goodnesse, godnesse, from Old English gōdnes (“goodness; virtue; kindness”), from Proto-West Germanic *gōdnassī (“goodness”), equivalent to good +‎ -ness. Cognate with Scots guidness (“goodness”), West Frisian goedens (“goodness”), Old High German guotnessī (“goodness”), Middle High German guotnisse (“goodness”), Russian годность (godnostʹ, “suitability, fitness”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡʊdnəs/, /ˈɡʊdnɪs/

Noun

goodness (countable and uncountable, plural goodnesses)

  1. (uncountable) The state or characteristic of being good.
  2. (countable) The good, nutritional, healthy part or content of something.
  3. (uncountable, euphemistic) God.
  4. (Christianity) The moral qualities which constitute Christian excellence; moral virtue.

Synonyms

  • See Thesaurus:goodness

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Further reading

  • “goodness”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “goodness”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • “goodness”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Interjection

goodness

  1. Short form of goodness me.

Anagrams

  • dog's nose

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