Is DUCHESSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DUCHESSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DUCHESSES mean?
Duchesses is a form of DUCHESS.
- noun
the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
D (2) + U (1) + C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 15 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 DUCHESSES
DUCHESSES 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 DUCHESSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- schussed14
- duchess13
- chesses12
- chused12
- chuses11
- schuss11
- eched11
- seduces10
- chess10
- chuse10
- eches10
- cessed9
- cussed9
- deuces9
- educes9
- seduce9
- seshes9
- heeds9
- sheds9
- eche9
- such9
- cesses8
- cusses8
- cedes8
- deuce8
- duces8
- educe8
- scuds8
- edhs8
- heed8
- hued8
- shed8
- sudses7
- suedes7
- sussed7
- cede7
- cuds7
- cued7
- duce7
- hues7
- scud7
- sesh7
- shes7
- duh7
- edh7
- seeds6
- suede6
- sused6
- cees6
- cess6
- cues6
- cuss6
- ecus6
- secs6
- cud6
- hes6
- hue6
- she6
- esses5
- suses5
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