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Is BUSINESSES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, BUSINESSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does BUSINESSES mean?

Businesses is a form of BUSINESS.

  1. noun

    a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

    “he bought his brother's business”

  2. noun

    the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects

    “computers are now widely used in business”

  3. noun

    the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money

    “he's not in my line of business”

  4. noun

    a rightful concern or responsibility

    “it's none of your business”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
15
Letters
10

B (3) + U (1) + S (1) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 12 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 BUSINESSES

BUSINESSES 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 BUSINESSES

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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