Is COUSCOUSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COUSCOUSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COUSCOUSES mean?
Couscouses is a form of COUSCOUS.
- noun
a spicy dish that originated in northern Africa; consists of pasta steamed with a meat and vegetable stew
- noun
a pasta made in northern Africa of crushed and steamed semolina
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) + C (3) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 14 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 COUSCOUSES
COUSCOUSES 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 COUSCOUSES
The 57 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- couscous12
- cuscuses12
- success11
- succuss11
- cosecs10
- cuscus10
- cusecs10
- seccos10
- scouses9
- cocos9
- cosec9
- cusec9
- secco9
- cusses8
- cussos8
- scouse8
- coco8
- osseous7
- coses7
- cusso7
- soces7
- souses6
- cess6
- coos6
- coss6
- cues6
- cuss6
- ecos6
- ecus6
- secs6
- souse5
- suses5
- coo5
- cos5
- cue5
- eco5
- ecu5
- sec5
- soc5
- oses4
- sous4
- sues4
- suss4
- uses4
- ess3
- oes3
- ose3
- sos3
- sou3
- sue3
- sus3
- use3
- es2
- oe2
- os2
- so2
- us2
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