Words ending in NESS

2,871 words in the ENABLE list end in NESS. The most common are BUSINESS, WITNESS, AWARENESS and HAPPINESS. They run from 7 to 21 letters, and the highest-scoring is PUZZLEHEADEDNESS at 41 points.

Words
2,871
Lengths
7–21 letters
Top score
41 (PUZZLEHEADEDNESS)

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The words

7-letter words 42

aptness9badness10bigness10coyness12dimness10dryness11dueness8dulness8dunness8farness10fatness10fewness13feyness13fitness10 fulness10gayness11harness10 hipness12hotness10iciness9illness7 laxness14lioness7lowness10madness10 newness10nowness10oddness9oldness8oneness7patness9rawness10redness8sadness8 shyness13slyness10waeness10wanness10wetness10witness10 woeness10wryness13

8-letter words 217

baldness11baroness10boldness11business10 busyness13calmness12coldness11coolness10cuteness10dampness13darkness13 deafness12dullness9edginess10fairness11 fineness11firmness13flatness11fondness12fullness11gladness10goodness10 hardness12highness15holiness11idleness9keenness12kindness13 lameness10lateness8laziness17lewdness12likeness12loudness9maleness10meanness10meekness14nearness8neatness8niceness10numbness12openness10realness8richness13ripeness10rudeness9sameness10sexiness15sickness14 slowness11smugness11softness11soreness8thinness11ugliness9vastness11wariness11weakness15 wellness11wildness12
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9-letter words 352

alertness9awareness12 awfulness15blackness17blindness12bluntness11cheapness16clearness11closeness11cockiness17craziness20deaconess12dizziness28eagerness10emptiness13frankness16freshness15godliness11governess13greatness10 happiness16 hardiness13harshness15heaviness15inverness12lightness13manliness11messiness11nakedness14nastiness9otherness12patroness11pettiness11quickness24quietness18readiness10rightness13roughness13roundness10saltiness9sharpness14shortness12silliness9smallness11smartness11soundness10stiffness15stillness9sweetness12swiftness15tardiness10thickness18 tightness13tiredness10toughness13vagueness13weariness12weirdness13whiteness15wholeness15
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10-letter words 380

bitchiness17bitterness12brightness16brokenness16cleverness15cloudiness13clumsiness14coarseness12creaminess14creepiness14directness13drowsiness14earthiness13eyewitness16fierceness15gentleness11giftedness15greediness12handedness15hoarseness13hollowness16humbleness17lawfulness16liveliness13loneliness10 loveliness13mindedness14narrowness13politeness12prettiness12promptness16quirkiness23randomness13remoteness12robustness12ruggedness13sacredness13shrewdness17sinfulness13singleness11sleepiness12sloppiness14smoothness15steadiness11stickiness16strictness12suddenness12suppleness14tenderness11timeliness12uneasiness10unevenness13unfairness13uniqueness19unkindness15usefulness13villainess13wickedness20wilderness14 worthiness16
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11-letter words 386

anxiousness18assuredness12awesomeness16awkwardness22blessedness14brittleness13callousness13carefulness16cleanliness13compactness19conciseness15correctness15crookedness18deviousness15drunkenness16earnestness11elusiveness14evasiveness17fearfulness17foolishness17foreignness15forgiveness18 forwardness18genuineness12godlessness13haughtiness18healthiness17helpfulness19hopefulness19joblessness20lawlessness14marchioness18mindfulness17naturalness11naughtiness15nervousness14nothingness15obviousness16orderliness12passiveness16playfulness19relatedness12seasickness17selfishness17seriousness11shallowness17specialness15strangeness12unawareness14uncleanness13ungodliness13unhappiness18uprightness17uselessness11viciousness16wakefulness21willfulness17willingness15 wistfulness17worldliness15
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12-letter words 409

adorableness15agribusiness15backwardness24carelessness14cautiousness14centeredness15cheerfulness20childishness21cohesiveness20completeness18covetousness17creativeness17decisiveness18definiteness16distinctness15divisiveness19fabulousness17faithfulness21fearlessness15forcefulness20friendliness16fruitfulness18gorgeousness14gracefulness18graciousness15gratefulness16handsomeness18helplessness17homelessness17homesickness23hopelessness17indebtedness16invasiveness18listlessness12ordinariness13peacefulness19pleasantness14preciousness16preparedness17recklessness18restlessness12ruthlessness15selflessness15separateness14slipperiness16sluggishness17spaciousness16spiritedness15straightness16stubbornness16thankfulness22thoroughness19timelessness14togetherness16truthfulness18unworthiness18wastefulness18watchfulness23wretchedness21youthfulness21
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13-letter words 369

agreeableness16airworthiness19arbitrariness15assertiveness16attentiveness16belongingness17childlessness19combativeness22connectedness18consciousness17 contentedness16dangerousness15deceitfulness19defensiveness20deliciousness16effectiveness24 exclusiveness25expansiveness25explosiveness25exquisiteness29faithlessness19forgetfulness20healthfulness22heartlessness16impulsiveness20inclusiveness18incorrectness17intrusiveness16intuitiveness16inventiveness19maliciousness17obliviousness18obsessiveness18offensiveness22outspokenness19pervasiveness21pointlessness15powerlessness18receptiveness20religiousness14righteousness17seaworthiness19secretiveness18seductiveness19senselessness13sensitiveness16shamelessness18sleeplessness15squeamishness27statelessness13steadfastness17sumptuousness17tastelessness13uncleanliness15unhealthiness19unselfishness19unwillingness17wholesomeness21wonderfulness20worthlessness19
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14-letter words 316

aggressiveness19attractiveness19auspiciousness18breathlessness19capriciousness20colorblindness19contagiousness17deliberateness17effortlessness20expressiveness26farsightedness22fastidiousness18forthrightness24gregariousness16imperviousness21impressiveness21incompleteness20indecisiveness20infectiousness19innovativeness20lasciviousness19licentiousness16meaningfulness20meticulousness18mysteriousness19neighborliness20newsworthiness23obsequiousness25oppressiveness21outrageousness15perceptiveness23permissiveness21persuasiveness19possessiveness19precariousness18productiveness22profitableness21protectiveness21purposefulness21reasonableness16rebelliousness16reflectiveness22relentlessness14repetitiveness19responsiveness19ridiculousness17roadworthiness21submissiveness21suggestiveness19supportiveness21thoughtfulness24unexpectedness26unfaithfulness23unfriendliness18ungratefulness18unpleasantness16unpreparedness19vindictiveness23voluptuousness19weightlessness21
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15-letter words 205

accountableness21acquisitiveness29acrimoniousness19adventurousness19allegoricalness18alternativeness18appropriateness21atrabiliousness17bittersweetness20blameworthiness25blasphemousness24bloodguiltiness19carnivorousness20ceremoniousness19clandestineness18clearheadedness22coldheartedness22comfortableness24commonplaceness25comparativeness24compendiousness22competitiveness24complicatedness24conceivableness24consecutiveness22considerateness18conspicuousness21contentiousness17convertibleness22cooperativeness22crashworthiness26crestfallenness20defenselessness19deleteriousness16descriptiveness23destructiveness21determinateness18distinctiveness21flirtatiousness18gentlemanliness18inattentiveness18industriousness16ineffectiveness26informativeness23inquisitiveness27interestingness16meaninglessness18mischievousness25nearsightedness20overzealousness27picturesqueness28pretentiousness17progressiveness21purposelessness19resourcefulness20restrictiveness20thoughtlessness22trustworthiness21unconsciousness19unrighteousness19
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16-letter words 106

absentmindedness22accumulativeness25advantageousness21appreciativeness25apprehensiveness26bloodthirstiness22cantankerousness22communicableness26conservativeness24constructiveness23contemptibleness24contemptuousness22creditworthiness25curmudgeonliness22deliberativeness22determinableness21disagreeableness20disconnectedness22disconsolateness19discontentedness20discourteousness19dishonorableness22disingenuousness18disputatiousness19disreputableness21faintheartedness23feeblemindedness25greatheartedness21heavyheartedness29hypercorrectness28immeasurableness22imperceptiveness27imperishableness25inarticulateness18inauspiciousness20incommodiousness23inconclusiveness23inconsolableness20incorrigibleness21indisputableness21indissolubleness19inexplicableness29inexpressiveness28inexpugnableness28inharmoniousness21inhospitableness23insufferableness24intellectualness18intelligibleness19interrelatedness17lightheartedness24otherworldliness23preposterousness20presumptuousness22shortsightedness24subconsciousness22unattractiveness21unreasonableness18unresponsiveness21unscrupulousness20
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17-letter words 59

accommodativeness29adventuresomeness23authoritativeness23communicativeness28companionableness25compassionateness23complementariness25comprehensiveness29conscientiousness21consequentialness28contemplativeness26contradictoriness22demonstrativeness23directionlessness20disadvantagedness24disinterestedness19inappropriateness23sanctimoniousness21
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18-letter words 20

comprehensibleness29expressionlessness27extemporaneousness29forethoughtfulness31hyperconsciousness30hypersensitiveness29inappreciativeness27inconsiderableness23interconnectedness23overprotectiveness28representativeness23unsatisfactoriness23
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19-letter words 6

contemporaneousness25disadvantageousness25interchangeableness27straightforwardness30undemonstrativeness25unexceptionableness32

20-letter words 3

incomprehensibleness31philoprogenitiveness31unrepresentativeness25

21-letter words 1

indistinguishableness28

Highest-scoring words

Scored with Scrabble letter values, before bonus squares.

puzzleheadedness41jazziness34unexceptionableness32forethoughtfulness31frizziness31haphazardness31incomprehensibleness31philoprogenitiveness31fuzziness30straightforwardness30

Questions

How many words end in NESS?

2,871 words in the ENABLE word list end in NESS.

What is the longest word that ends in NESS?

INDISTINGUISHABLENESS, with 21 letters. Next come INCOMPREHENSIBLENESS and PHILOPROGENITIVENESS.

What is the highest-scoring word that ends in NESS?

PUZZLEHEADEDNESS, worth 41 points with Scrabble letter values.