Is FISSURES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FISSURES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FISSURES mean?
Fissures is a form of FISSURE.
- noun
a long narrow depression in a surface
- noun
a long narrow opening
- noun
(anatomy) a long narrow slit or groove that divides an organ into lobes
- verb
break into fissures or fine cracks
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
8
Letters
F (4) + I (1) + S (1) + S (1) + U (1) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 11 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 FISSURES
FISSURES 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 FISSURES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- fissure10
- fussers10
- fussier10
- frises9
- furies9
- fusser9
- fusses9
- serifs9
- fires8
- fries8
- frise8
- fuses8
- reifs8
- seifs8
- serfs8
- serif8
- surfs8
- issuers7
- risuses7
- fess7
- feus7
- fire7
- firs7
- furs7
- fuse7
- fuss7
- refs7
- reif7
- rife7
- rifs7
- seif7
- serf7
- surf7
- issuer6
- issues6
- sieurs6
- efs6
- fer6
- fes6
- feu6
- fie6
- fir6
- fur6
- ifs6
- ref6
- rif6
- issue5
- rises5
- risus5
- ruses5
- sieur5
- sires5
- sises5
- suers5
- suses5
- users5
- ef5
- fe5
- if5
- ires4
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