Is CONSUMES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CONSUMES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CONSUMES mean?
Consumes is a form of CONSUME.
- verb
eat up completely, as with great appetite
“Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal”
- verb
serve oneself to, or consume regularly
“Have another bowl of chicken soup!”
- verb
spend extravagantly
“waste not, want not”
- verb
destroy completely
“The fire consumed the building”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
8
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + N (1) + S (1) + U (1) + M (3) + 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 CONSUMES
CONSUMES 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 CONSUMES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- consume11
- mucose10
- socmen10
- comes9
- scums9
- census8
- mesons8
- mouses8
- mousse8
- ounces8
- scones8
- scouse8
- sensum8
- come8
- cums8
- mocs8
- scum8
- cones7
- conus7
- coses7
- cusso7
- menus7
- meous7
- meson7
- moues7
- mouse7
- muons7
- muses7
- musos7
- neums7
- nomes7
- omens7
- ounce7
- scone7
- soces7
- sumos7
- uncos7
- cum7
- moc7
- nouses6
- onuses6
- cess6
- cone6
- cons6
- coss6
- cues6
- cuss6
- ecos6
- ecus6
- emos6
- emus6
- meno6
- menu6
- meou6
- mess6
- mons6
- moss6
- moue6
- muns6
- muon6
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