Is EFFERVESCES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, EFFERVESCES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 22 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does EFFERVESCES mean?
Effervesces is a form of EFFERVESCE.
- verb
become bubbly or frothy or foaming
“The boiling soup was frothing”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
22
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
11
Letters
E (1) + F (4) + F (4) + E (1) + R (1) + V (4) + E (1) + S (1) + C (3) + E (1) + S (1) = 22 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 EFFERVESCES
EFFERVESCES 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 EFFERVESCES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- effervesce21
- feceses12
- fevers12
- fever11
- feces10
- effs10
- creeses9
- reeves9
- serves9
- severe9
- severs9
- verses9
- eff9
- creese8
- recess8
- screes8
- feres8
- fesse8
- frees8
- reefs8
- reeve8
- serfs8
- serve8
- sever8
- veers8
- verse8
- ceres7
- cress7
- scree7
- ever7
- eves7
- fees7
- fere7
- fess7
- free7
- reef7
- refs7
- revs7
- serf7
- sevs7
- veer7
- vees7
- resees6
- cees6
- cere6
- cess6
- recs6
- secs6
- efs6
- eve6
- fee6
- fer6
- fes6
- ref6
- rev6
- sev6
- vee6
- erses5
- resee5
- reses5
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