Is ABSENTEES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ABSENTEES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ABSENTEES mean?
Absentees is a form of ABSENTEE.
- noun
one that is absent or not in residence
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
9
Letters
A (1) + B (3) + S (1) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 11 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for ABSENTEES
ABSENTEES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from ABSENTEES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- absentee10
- absents9
- tabeses9
- absent8
- basest8
- basset8
- bastes8
- beasts8
- beaten8
- besets8
- entases7
- sateens7
- senates7
- sensate7
- abets7
- banes7
- bases7
- baste7
- basts7
- bates7
- beans7
- beast7
- beats7
- beets7
- benes7
- bents7
- beses7
- beset7
- bests7
- betas7
- nabes7
- sabes7
- stabs7
- tabes7
- assent6
- enates6
- sanest6
- sateen6
- senate6
- stanes6
- teases6
- tenses6
- abet6
- baes6
- bane6
- bans6
- base6
- bass6
- bast6
- bate6
- bats6
- bean6
- beat6
- been6
- bees6
- beet6
- bene6
- bens6
- bent6
- best6
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