Is FOURPENCES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FOURPENCES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FOURPENCES mean?
Fourpences is a form of FOURPENCE.
- noun
a former English silver coin worth four pennies
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
—
Words With Friends
10
Letters
F (4) + O (1) + U (1) + R (1) + P (3) + E (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (1) + S (1) = 17 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 FOURPENCES
FOURPENCES 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 FOURPENCES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- fourpence16
- prefocus15
- forceps14
- enforces13
- frounces13
- pouncers12
- confers12
- confuse12
- enforce12
- fencers12
- focuser12
- frounce12
- perfuse12
- profuse12
- refocus12
- crepons11
- croupes11
- pouncer11
- pounces11
- recoupe11
- recoups11
- spencer11
- confer11
- fencer11
- fences11
- fescue11
- forces11
- fresco11
- fucose11
- coenures10
- unfrees10
- copens10
- copers10
- corpse10
- corpus10
- coupes10
- creeps10
- crepes10
- crepon10
- croupe10
- croups10
- ponces10
- pounce10
- recoup10
- spence10
- spruce10
- curfs10
- feces10
- fence10
- focus10
- force10
- poufs10
- profs10
- scurf10
- censure9
- coenure9
- conures9
- encores9
- necrose9
- openers9
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