Is BUSYNESSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BUSYNESSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BUSYNESSES mean?
Busynesses is a form of BUSYNESS.
- noun
the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity
“they manifested all the busyness of a pack of beavers”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 15
- Words With Friends
- 17
- Letters
- 10
B (3) + U (1) + S (1) + Y (4) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 15 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 BUSYNESSES
BUSYNESSES 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 BUSYNESSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- busyness13
- byssuses13
- subsenses11
- byssus11
- subsense10
- yesses9
- beys9
- busy9
- buys9
- byes9
- busses8
- eensy8
- snyes8
- yeses8
- bey8
- buy8
- bye8
- bys8
- benes7
- beses7
- buses7
- snubs7
- eyen7
- eyes7
- eyne7
- snye7
- syne7
- yens7
- by7
- ensues6
- nesses6
- senses6
- susses6
- unsees6
- been6
- bees6
- bene6
- bens6
- buns6
- buss6
- nebs6
- nubs6
- snub6
- subs6
- unbe6
- eye6
- syn6
- yen6
- yes6
- ensue5
- esnes5
- esses5
- senes5
- sense5
- suses5
- unsee5
- bee5
- ben5
- bes5
- bun5
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