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Is OCCUPATIONS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, OCCUPATIONS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does OCCUPATIONS mean?

Occupations is a form of OCCUPATION.

  1. noun

    the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money

    “he's not in my line of business”

  2. noun

    the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power

  3. noun

    any activity that occupies a person's attention

    “he missed the bell in his occupation with the computer game”

  4. noun

    the act of occupying or taking possession of a building

    “occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
22
Letters
11

O (1) + C (3) + C (3) + U (1) + P (3) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 17 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 OCCUPATIONS

OCCUPATIONS 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 OCCUPATIONS

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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