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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.

  1. noun

    education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

    “he took a course in basket weaving”

  2. noun

    a connected series of events or actions or developments

    “the government took a firm course”

  3. noun

    general line of orientation

    “the river takes a southern course”

  4. noun

    a mode of action

    “if you persist in that course you will surely fail”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
9
Words With Friends
11
Letters
7

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.

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