Is DENOUNCES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DENOUNCES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DENOUNCES mean?
Denounces is a form of DENOUNCE.
- verb
speak out against
“He denounced the Nazis”
- verb
to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful
“He denounced the government action”
- verb
announce the termination of, as of treaties
- verb
give away information about somebody
“He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + N (1) + O (1) + U (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (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 DENOUNCES
DENOUNCES 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 DENOUNCES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- condense11
- denounce11
- enounced11
- enounces10
- encodes10
- seconde10
- enounce9
- censed9
- codens9
- conned9
- coudes9
- deuces9
- dunces9
- educes9
- encode9
- escudo9
- second9
- secund9
- seduce9
- donnees8
- nonces8
- ounces8
- cedes8
- coden8
- codes8
- coeds8
- coned8
- coude8
- decos8
- deuce8
- douce8
- duces8
- dunce8
- educe8
- scend8
- scudo8
- donees7
- donnee7
- endues7
- ensued7
- neoned7
- sunned7
- undoes7
- undone7
- cense7
- cones7
- conns7
- conus7
- nonce7
- ounce7
- scene7
- scone7
- uncos7
- cede7
- code7
- cods7
- coed7
- cuds7
- cued7
- deco7
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