Is INSTRUCTRESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INSTRUCTRESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INSTRUCTRESS mean?
- noun
a woman instructor
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
12
Letters
I (1) + N (1) + S (1) + T (1) + R (1) + U (1) + C (3) + T (1) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + 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 INSTRUCTRESS
INSTRUCTRESS 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 INSTRUCTRESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- crustiness12
- strictness12
- strictures12
- centrists11
- crustiest11
- instructs11
- intercuts11
- restricts11
- stricture11
- tinctures11
- trustiness10
- centrist10
- cirruses10
- cisterns10
- cistuses10
- citruses10
- citterns10
- critters10
- critturs10
- cruisers10
- crustier10
- currents10
- curtness10
- curtsies10
- encrusts10
- incrusts10
- instruct10
- intercut10
- recruits10
- reincurs10
- restrict10
- rictuses10
- scissure10
- scurries10
- scutters10
- stricter10
- tincture10
- trisects10
- rustiness9
- ruttiness9
- cistern9
- cittern9
- cretins9
- critter9
- crittur9
- cruiser9
- cruises9
- crusets9
- cueists9
- cuisses9
- curites9
- current9
- curries9
- cursers9
- curtest9
- cussers9
- cutises9
- cutters9
- cutties9
- encrust9
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