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.
- noun
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
“he bought his brother's business”
- noun
the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects
“computers are now widely used in business”
- noun
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
“he's not in my line of business”
- noun
a rightful concern or responsibility
“it's none of your business”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
10
Letters
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.
- subsenses11
- business10
- subsense10
- busies8
- busses8
- senseis7
- sinuses7
- benes7
- beses7
- bines7
- bises7
- buses7
- snibs7
- snubs7
- ensues6
- issues6
- nesses6
- seines6
- seises6
- sensei6
- senses6
- sisses6
- susses6
- unsees6
- been6
- bees6
- bene6
- bens6
- bine6
- bins6
- bise6
- buns6
- buss6
- nebs6
- nibs6
- nubs6
- sibs6
- snib6
- snub6
- subs6
- unbe6
- ensue5
- esnes5
- esses5
- issue5
- nisus5
- seine5
- seise5
- senes5
- sense5
- sines5
- sinus5
- sises5
- suses5
- unsee5
- bee5
- ben5
- bes5
- bin5
- bis5
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