Is GROTESQUES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, GROTESQUES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does GROTESQUES mean?
Grotesques is a form of GROTESQUE.
- adjective
distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous
“tales of grotesque serpents eight fathoms long that churned the seas”
- adjective
ludicrously odd
“Hamlet's assumed antic disposition”
- noun
art characterized by an incongruous mixture of parts of humans and animals interwoven with plants
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
10
Letters
G (2) + R (1) + O (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) + Q (10) + U (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 20 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 GROTESQUES
GROTESQUES 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 GROTESQUES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- grotesque19
- torqueses18
- questers17
- questors17
- requests17
- quester16
- questor16
- quoters16
- request16
- roquets16
- torques16
- squegs16
- queers15
- quesos15
- quests15
- quoter15
- quotes15
- roques15
- roquet15
- toques15
- torque15
- squeg15
- eques14
- queer14
- queso14
- quest14
- quote14
- roque14
- toque14
- suqs13
- suq12
- gestures9
- gesture8
- grouses8
- guesser8
- gustoes8
- estrous7
- oestrus7
- ousters7
- outsees7
- sourest7
- souters7
- stereos7
- stoures7
- toruses7
- tussore7
- egests7
- egress7
- egrets7
- ergots7
- erugos7
- geests7
- gestes7
- gorses7
- greets7
- grouse7
- grouts7
- guests7
- gusset7
- gustos7
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