Is FEMALES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FEMALES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FEMALES mean?
Females is a form of FEMALE.
- noun
an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa)
- adjective
being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop
“a female heir”
- noun
a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies
- adjective
characteristic of or peculiar to a woman
“female sensitiveness”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
7
Letters
F (4) + E (1) + M (3) + A (1) + L (1) + 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 FEMALES
FEMALES 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 FEMALES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- female11
- flames11
- fleams11
- fames10
- femes10
- flame10
- flams10
- fleam10
- fame9
- fams9
- feme9
- fems9
- flam9
- measle8
- alefs8
- false8
- fease8
- feels8
- fleas8
- flees8
- leafs8
- fam8
- fem8
- almes7
- lames7
- males7
- meals7
- alef7
- feal7
- feel7
- fees7
- flea7
- flee7
- leaf7
- safe7
- self7
- alme6
- alms6
- elms6
- emes6
- lame6
- lams6
- maes6
- male6
- meal6
- mels6
- mesa6
- same6
- seam6
- seem6
- seme6
- slam6
- efs6
- elf6
- fas6
- fee6
- fes6
- easel5
- lease5
- elm5
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