Is COARSEN a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COARSEN is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COARSEN mean?
- verb
make or become coarse or coarser
“coarsen the surface”
- verb
make less subtle or refined
“coarsen one's ideals”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 11
- Letters
- 7
C (3) + O (1) + A (1) + R (1) + S (1) + E (1) + N (1) = 9 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 COARSEN
Single letters that turn COARSEN into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Anagrams of COARSEN
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from COARSEN
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- canoers9
- corneas9
- narcose9
- acorns8
- caners8
- canoer8
- canoes8
- casern8
- censor8
- coarse8
- cornea8
- cranes8
- crones8
- nacres8
- narcos8
- oceans8
- ocreas8
- racons8
- rances8
- recons8
- rosace8
- acnes7
- acorn7
- acres7
- acros7
- ascon7
- caner7
- canes7
- canoe7
- canso7
- cares7
- carns7
- carse7
- ceros7
- cones7
- cores7
- corns7
- corse7
- crane7
- crone7
- escar7
- nacre7
- narco7
- narcs7
- ocean7
- ocrea7
- orcas7
- oscar7
- races7
- racon7
- rance7
- recon7
- scare7
- scena7
- scone7
- score7
- scorn7
- scran7
- serac7
- arseno6
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