Is FOSSILISED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FOSSILISED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FOSSILISED mean?
- adjective
set in a rigidly conventional pattern of behavior, habits, or beliefs
“obsolete fossilized ways”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
10
Letters
F (4) + O (1) + S (1) + S (1) + I (1) + L (1) + I (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 FOSSILISED
FOSSILISED 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 FOSSILISED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- fossilise12
- ossified12
- flossies11
- ossifies11
- flossed11
- fissile10
- flosses10
- flossie10
- fossils10
- felids10
- fields10
- foiled10
- idolises9
- filose9
- fosses9
- fossil9
- defis9
- delfs9
- felid9
- feods9
- fidos9
- field9
- filed9
- flied9
- folds9
- doilies8
- dossels8
- dossils8
- idolise8
- iodises8
- files8
- filos8
- flies8
- floes8
- floss8
- foils8
- fosse8
- seifs8
- selfs8
- defi8
- delf8
- difs8
- feds8
- feod8
- fido8
- fids8
- fled8
- fold8
- diesis7
- disses7
- dossel7
- dosses7
- dossil7
- iodise7
- oldies7
- sidles7
- siloed7
- slides7
- sloids7
- soiled7
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