Is FORTRESSED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FORTRESSED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FORTRESSED mean?
Fortressed is a form of FORTRESS.
- noun
a fortified defensive structure
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
10
Letters
F (4) + O (1) + R (1) + T (1) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 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 FORTRESSED
FORTRESSED 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.
Anagrams of FORTRESSED
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from FORTRESSED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- defrosters14
- deforests13
- defroster13
- foresters12
- fosterers12
- reforests12
- deforest12
- defrosts12
- forested12
- fostered12
- frosteds12
- forester11
- fortress11
- fosterer11
- reforest11
- defrost11
- frosted11
- ferrets10
- festers10
- forests10
- fosters10
- defers10
- defter10
- fessed10
- dosseret9
- oersteds9
- resorted9
- restored9
- rostered9
- ferret9
- fester9
- fetors9
- forest9
- fortes9
- foster9
- freers9
- freest9
- freres9
- frosts9
- refers9
- softer9
- defer9
- feeds9
- feods9
- feted9
- fords9
- freed9
- refed9
- restores8
- deserts8
- dessert8
- dorsers8
- dresser8
- oersted8
- redress8
- reredos8
- teredos8
- tressed8
- feres8
- fesse8
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