Is COURTESANS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COURTESANS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COURTESANS mean?
Courtesans is a form of COURTESAN.
- noun
a woman who cohabits with an important man
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + U (1) + R (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) + A (1) + N (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 COURTESANS
COURTESANS 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 COURTESANS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ancestors11
- construes11
- courantes11
- courtesan11
- nectarous11
- outrances11
- recusants11
- ancestor10
- cantuses10
- carouses10
- centaurs10
- coarsens10
- coarsest10
- coasters10
- construe10
- contessa10
- contuses10
- cornuses10
- counters10
- countess10
- courante10
- courants10
- crustose10
- curtness10
- enactors10
- encrusts10
- nacreous10
- narcoses10
- nutcases10
- outraces10
- outrance10
- recounts10
- recusant10
- scouters10
- seascout10
- suncares10
- surcoats10
- trounces10
- uncrates10
- anestrous9
- acerous9
- acetous9
- actress9
- ancress9
- arcuses9
- ascents9
- caestus9
- canoers9
- canters9
- cantors9
- carnets9
- carouse9
- cartons9
- caseous9
- caserns9
- casters9
- castors9
- causers9
- censors9
- centaur9
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