Is ANCRESSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ANCRESSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
11
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
9
Letters
A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (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.
Definition
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See the definition of AncressesHooks for ANCRESSES
ANCRESSES 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 ANCRESSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- caresses10
- casernes10
- cassenes10
- ancress9
- asceses9
- careens9
- caserne9
- caserns9
- cassene9
- censers9
- creases9
- cresses9
- encases9
- recanes9
- screens9
- seances9
- secerns9
- senecas9
- caners8
- careen8
- caress8
- carses8
- casern8
- ceases8
- censer8
- censes8
- cesses8
- cranes8
- crases8
- crease8
- encase8
- escars8
- nacres8
- rances8
- recane8
- recess8
- scares8
- scenas8
- scenes8
- scrans8
- screen8
- screes8
- seance8
- secern8
- seneca8
- seracs8
- sarsens7
- acnes7
- acres7
- caner7
- canes7
- cares7
- carns7
- carse7
- cases7
- cease7
- cense7
- ceres7
- crane7
- crass7
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