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
- Scrabble
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 7
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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