Is CONFESSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CONFESSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CONFESSES mean?
Confesses is a form of CONFESS.
- verb
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
- verb
admit (to a wrongdoing)
“She confessed that she had taken the money”
- verb
confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 9
C (3) + O (1) + N (1) + F (4) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 14 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 CONFESSES
CONFESSES 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 CONFESSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- confess12
- fences11
- feces10
- fence10
- fesses9
- fosses9
- censes8
- cesses8
- scenes8
- scones8
- fesse8
- fosse8
- cense7
- cones7
- coses7
- scene7
- scone7
- soces7
- fees7
- fens7
- fess7
- foes7
- fons7
- foss7
- nesses6
- senses6
- cees6
- cess6
- cone6
- cons6
- coss6
- ecos6
- once6
- secs6
- efs6
- fee6
- fen6
- fes6
- foe6
- fon6
- esnes5
- esses5
- noses5
- senes5
- sense5
- sones5
- cee5
- con5
- cos5
- eco5
- sec5
- soc5
- ef5
- fe5
- of5
- eons4
- eses4
- esne4
- esse4
- ness4
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