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
- Scrabble
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 9
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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