Is EMPHASISED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, EMPHASISED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does EMPHASISED mean?
- adjective
spoken with emphasis
“an emphatic word”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
E (1) + M (3) + P (3) + H (4) + A (1) + S (1) + I (1) + S (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 18 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 EMPHASISED
EMPHASISED 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 EMPHASISED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- misshaped17
- emphasise16
- phasmids16
- emphases15
- emphasis15
- misshape15
- dampish15
- phasmid15
- emdashes14
- imphees14
- mishaps14
- aphides13
- diphase13
- smashed13
- hempie13
- imphee13
- mishap13
- pashms13
- apheses12
- aphesis12
- impedes12
- mashies12
- messiah12
- spahees12
- spasmed12
- aphids12
- emdash12
- hasped12
- heaped12
- mashed12
- meshed12
- pashed12
- phased12
- pished12
- shamed12
- shaped12
- hemps12
- pashm12
- deashes11
- impasse11
- aspish11
- impede11
- mashes11
- mashie11
- meshes11
- pashes11
- phases11
- phasis11
- pishes11
- shames11
- shapes11
- spahee11
- spahis11
- aphid11
- hemp11
- apsides10
- demises10
- despise10
- pesades10
- dashes10
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