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
14
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
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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