Is MONSTROUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MONSTROUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MONSTROUS mean?
- adjective
abnormally large
- adjective
shockingly brutal or cruel
“murder is an atrocious crime”
- adjective
distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous
“tales of grotesque serpents eight fathoms long that churned the seas”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
9
Letters
M (3) + O (1) + N (1) + S (1) + T (1) + R (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) = 11 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 MONSTROUS
MONSTROUS 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 MONSTROUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- nostrums10
- sunrooms10
- moutons9
- nostrum9
- sunroom9
- unmoors9
- morons8
- motors8
- mounts8
- mourns8
- mouton8
- mutons8
- osmous8
- storms8
- strums8
- tumors8
- unmoor8
- unroots7
- monos7
- moons7
- moors7
- moots7
- morns7
- moron7
- morts7
- mosso7
- mosts7
- motor7
- mount7
- mourn7
- muons7
- musos7
- musts7
- muton7
- nomos7
- norms7
- notum7
- rooms7
- smuts7
- storm7
- strum7
- stums7
- sumos7
- tumor7
- nutsos6
- outros6
- roosts6
- rousts6
- snoots6
- snorts6
- snouts6
- stours6
- torous6
- torsos6
- tussor6
- unroot6
- mono6
- mons6
- moon6
- moor6
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