Is FINESSED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FINESSED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FINESSED mean?
Finessed is a form of FINESSE.
- noun
subtly skillful handling of a situation
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
8
Letters
F (4) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 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 FINESSED
FINESSED 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 FINESSED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- defines11
- infeeds11
- finesse10
- defies10
- define10
- fessed10
- fiends10
- infeed10
- defis9
- feeds9
- fends9
- fiend9
- finds9
- fined9
- fesse8
- fines8
- neifs8
- seifs8
- defi8
- difs8
- feds8
- feed8
- fend8
- fids8
- find8
- denies7
- dienes7
- dieses7
- seined7
- seised7
- sensed7
- fees7
- fens7
- fess7
- fine7
- fins7
- neif7
- seif7
- def7
- dif7
- fed7
- fid7
- seines6
- sensei6
- denes6
- dense6
- desis6
- diene6
- dines6
- needs6
- nides6
- seeds6
- sends6
- sides6
- sneds6
- snide6
- efs6
- fee6
- fen6
- fes6
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