Is COSMETICS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COSMETICS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COSMETICS mean?
Cosmetics is a form of COSMETIC.
- noun
a toiletry designed to beautify the body
- adjective
serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose
“cosmetic fenders on cars”
- adjective
serving an aesthetic purpose in beautifying the body
“cosmetic surgery”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + S (1) + M (3) + E (1) + T (1) + I (1) + C (3) + S (1) = 15 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 COSMETICS
COSMETICS 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 COSMETICS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cosmetic14
- cometic13
- smectic13
- comics12
- cosmic12
- ciscoes11
- cosmist11
- sitcoms11
- comic11
- ciscos10
- comets10
- comtes10
- cosecs10
- osmics10
- seccos10
- sitcom10
- cosiest9
- mitoses9
- somites9
- cisco9
- comes9
- comet9
- comte9
- cosec9
- emics9
- mesic9
- osmic9
- secco9
- cestoi8
- cestos8
- cosets8
- cosies8
- cosset8
- escots8
- mioses8
- misset8
- smites8
- somite8
- stimes8
- stoics8
- tmesis8
- come8
- emic8
- mice8
- mics8
- mocs8
- cesti7
- cists7
- cites7
- coses7
- coset7
- cosie7
- costs7
- cotes7
- emits7
- escot7
- etics7
- items7
- metis7
- mises7
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