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
14
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
9
Letters
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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