Is FOOTSTEPS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FOOTSTEPS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FOOTSTEPS mean?
Footsteps is a form of FOOTSTEP.
- noun
the sound of a step of someone walking
“he heard footsteps on the porch”
- noun
the act of taking a step in walking
- noun
the distance covered by a step
“he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 9
F (4) + O (1) + O (1) + T (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + P (3) + S (1) = 14 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 FOOTSTEPS
FOOTSTEPS 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 FOOTSTEPS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- footstep13
- spoofs11
- softest10
- spoof10
- tosspot9
- oftest9
- fops9
- poof9
- estops8
- pestos8
- posset8
- pottos8
- ptoses8
- stoops8
- stopes8
- fests8
- foots8
- fosse8
- softs8
- tofts8
- fop8
- tootses7
- estop7
- pesos7
- pesto7
- pests7
- petto7
- poets7
- poses7
- posse7
- posts7
- potto7
- septs7
- spots7
- steps7
- stoop7
- stope7
- stops7
- stopt7
- topes7
- topos7
- efts7
- fess7
- fest7
- fets7
- foes7
- foos7
- foot7
- foss7
- soft7
- toft7
- epos6
- oops6
- opes6
- opts6
- peso6
- pest6
- pets6
- poet6
- poos6
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