Is ANNOUNCES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ANNOUNCES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ANNOUNCES mean?
Announces is a form of ANNOUNCE.
- verb
make known; make an announcement
“She denoted her feelings clearly”
- verb
announce publicly or officially
“The President declared war”
- verb
give the names of
“He announced the winners of the spelling bee”
- verb
foreshadow or presage
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
A (1) + N (1) + N (1) + O (1) + U (1) + N (1) + C (3) + 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 ANNOUNCES
ANNOUNCES 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 ANNOUNCES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- announce10
- ancones9
- cannons9
- nuances9
- sonance9
- ancone8
- cannon8
- canoes8
- canons8
- nonces8
- nuance8
- oceans8
- ounces8
- uncase8
- usance8
- nonanes7
- acnes7
- ancon7
- ascon7
- canes7
- canoe7
- canon7
- canso7
- cause7
- cones7
- conns7
- conus7
- nonce7
- ocean7
- ounce7
- sauce7
- scena7
- scone7
- uncos7
- nonane6
- nonuse6
- aces6
- acne6
- cane6
- cans6
- case6
- cone6
- conn6
- cons6
- cues6
- ecos6
- ecus6
- ocas6
- once6
- scan6
- soca6
- unco6
- aeons5
- nanos5
- neons5
- nonas5
- nones5
- nouns5
- senna5
- sunna5
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