Is COURSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COURSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COURSES mean?
Courses is a form of COURSE.
- noun
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
“he took a course in basket weaving”
- noun
a connected series of events or actions or developments
“the government took a firm course”
- noun
general line of orientation
“the river takes a southern course”
- noun
a mode of action
“if you persist in that course you will surely fail”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
9
Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
7
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + U (1) + R (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 9 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 COURSES
COURSES 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.
Anagrams of COURSES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from COURSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- sources9
- sucrose9
- cerous8
- corses8
- course8
- crosse8
- crouse8
- cruses8
- curses8
- cusser8
- scores8
- scours8
- scouse8
- source8
- sucres8
- ceros7
- cores7
- corse7
- coses7
- cress7
- cross7
- cruse7
- cures7
- curse7
- cusso7
- ecrus7
- score7
- scour7
- soces7
- sucre7
- rouses6
- serous6
- souser6
- cero6
- cess6
- core6
- cors6
- coss6
- crus6
- cues6
- cure6
- curs6
- cuss6
- ecos6
- ecru6
- ecus6
- orcs6
- recs6
- rocs6
- secs6
- euros5
- roses5
- roues5
- rouse5
- ruses5
- sores5
- sorus5
- sours5
- souse5
- suers5
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