Is OCCUPIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OCCUPIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OCCUPIES mean?
Occupies is a form of OCCUPY.
- verb
keep busy with
“She busies herself with her butterfly collection”
- verb
live (in a certain place)
“She resides in Princeton”
- verb
occupy the whole of
“The liquid fills the container”
- verb
be on the mind of
“I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 18
- Letters
- 8
O (1) + C (3) + C (3) + U (1) + P (3) + I (1) + E (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 OCCUPIES
OCCUPIES 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 OCCUPIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- piceous11
- copies10
- coupes10
- cisco9
- copes9
- copse9
- cosec9
- coupe9
- coups9
- cusec9
- epics9
- pisco9
- puces9
- scope9
- secco9
- sepic9
- spice9
- ceps8
- cope8
- copi8
- cops8
- coup8
- cups8
- cusp8
- epic8
- pecs8
- pice8
- pics8
- puce8
- scop8
- scup8
- spec8
- cosie7
- pious7
- poise7
- cep7
- cop7
- cup7
- pec7
- pic7
- cues6
- ecos6
- ecus6
- epos6
- ices6
- opes6
- opus6
- peso6
- pies6
- piso6
- pois6
- pose6
- sice6
- sipe6
- soup6
- spue6
- supe6
- cis5
- cos5
- cue5
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