Is CAROUSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CAROUSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CAROUSES mean?
Carouses is a form of CAROUSE.
- noun
revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party
- verb
engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking
“They were out carousing last night”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
8
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + R (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 10 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 CAROUSES
CAROUSES 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 CAROUSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- acerous9
- arcuses9
- carouse9
- caseous9
- causers9
- cesuras9
- courses9
- rosaces9
- sarcous9
- saucers9
- soucars9
- sources9
- sucrase9
- sucrose9
- across8
- caress8
- carses8
- causer8
- causes8
- cerous8
- cesura8
- coarse8
- corses8
- course8
- crases8
- crosse8
- crouse8
- cruses8
- curses8
- cusser8
- escars8
- ocreas8
- oscars8
- rosace8
- saucer8
- sauces8
- scares8
- scaurs8
- scores8
- scours8
- scouse8
- seracs8
- soucar8
- source8
- sucres8
- arouses7
- acres7
- acros7
- arcus7
- ascus7
- cares7
- carse7
- cases7
- casus7
- cause7
- ceros7
- cores7
- corse7
- coses7
- crass7
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