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Is CHEESES a valid Scrabble word?

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

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does CHEESES mean?

Cheeses is a form of CHEESE.

  1. noun

    a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk

  2. noun

    erect or decumbent Old World perennial with axillary clusters of rosy-purple flowers; introduced in United States

  3. verb

    used in the imperative (get away, or stop it)

    “Cheese it!”

  4. verb

    wind onto a cheese

    “cheese the yarn”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

12

Scrabble

12

Words With Friends

7

Letters

C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + E (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 CHEESES

CHEESES 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 CHEESES

The 22 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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