Is COULISSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COULISSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COULISSES mean?
Coulisses is a form of COULISSE.
- noun
a flat situated in the wings
- noun
a timber member grooved to take a sliding panel
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
9
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + U (1) + L (1) + I (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 11 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 COULISSES
COULISSES 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 COULISSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- coulises10
- coulisse10
- leucosis10
- ossicles10
- cuisses9
- loessic9
- oscules9
- ossicle9
- scouses9
- sluices9
- closes8
- coleus8
- colies8
- cosies8
- coulis8
- cuisse8
- cusses8
- cussos8
- locies8
- oscule8
- scouse8
- slices8
- sluice8
- socles8
- ceils7
- close7
- clues7
- coils7
- coles7
- coses7
- cosie7
- cusso7
- locie7
- locis7
- locus7
- luces7
- oculi7
- oleic7
- sices7
- slice7
- soces7
- socle7
- sulci7
- issues6
- losses6
- louies6
- louses6
- ousels6
- siloes6
- soleus6
- souses6
- ceil6
- cels6
- cess6
- clue6
- coil6
- cole6
- cols6
- coss6
- cues6
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