Is COURTESY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COURTESY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COURTESY mean?
- noun
a courteous or respectful or considerate act
- noun
a courteous or respectful or considerate remark
- noun
a courteous manner
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
8
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + U (1) + R (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) + Y (4) = 13 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 COURTESY
COURTESY 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 COURTESY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- curtesy12
- curtsey12
- coyest11
- crusty11
- curtsy11
- cutesy11
- cuteys11
- outcry11
- corys10
- cosey10
- coyer10
- cutey10
- couters9
- croutes9
- scouter9
- oyster9
- storey9
- stoury9
- surety9
- toyers9
- tuyers9
- cory9
- cosy9
- coys9
- cyst9
- scry9
- syce9
- cerous8
- corset8
- coster8
- course8
- courts8
- couter8
- crouse8
- croute8
- cruets8
- cruset8
- curets8
- eructs8
- escort8
- rectos8
- rectus8
- recuts8
- scoter8
- sector8
- source8
- truces8
- oyers8
- rusty8
- ryots8
- story8
- stroy8
- suety8
- toyer8
- treys8
- troys8
- tuyer8
- tyers8
- tyres8
- tyros8
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