Is ACTRESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ACTRESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ACTRESS mean?
- noun
a female actor
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
9
Scrabble
10
Words With Friends
7
Letters
A (1) + C (3) + T (1) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 9 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 ACTRESS
Single letters that turn ACTRESS into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Anagrams of ACTRESS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from ACTRESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- casters9
- recasts9
- caress8
- carets8
- carses8
- cartes8
- caster8
- castes8
- caters8
- cestas8
- crases8
- crates8
- crests8
- escars8
- reacts8
- recast8
- scares8
- scarts8
- seracs8
- traces8
- acres7
- cares7
- caret7
- carse7
- carte7
- carts7
- cases7
- caste7
- casts7
- cater7
- cates7
- certs7
- cesta7
- crass7
- crate7
- cress7
- crest7
- escar7
- races7
- react7
- recta7
- scare7
- scars7
- scart7
- scats7
- sects7
- serac7
- taces7
- trace7
- assert6
- asters6
- stares6
- tasers6
- aces6
- acre6
- acts6
- arcs6
- care6
- cars6
- cart6
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