Is OCTOPUSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OCTOPUSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OCTOPUSES mean?
Octopuses is a form of OCTOPUS.
- noun
tentacles of octopus prepared as food
- noun
bottom-living cephalopod having a soft oval body with eight long tentacles
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
O (1) + C (3) + T (1) + O (1) + P (3) + U (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 13 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 OCTOPUSES
OCTOPUSES 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 OCTOPUSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- copouts11
- octopus11
- suspect11
- coopts10
- copout10
- copses10
- coupes10
- scoops10
- scopes10
- spects10
- coops9
- coopt9
- copes9
- copse9
- coupe9
- coups9
- cusps9
- puces9
- scoop9
- scope9
- scops9
- scups9
- specs9
- spect9
- cestos8
- cestus8
- cosets8
- cosset8
- custos8
- escots8
- estops8
- opuses8
- pestos8
- posset8
- ptoses8
- scoots8
- scouse8
- scouts8
- scutes8
- setups8
- spouse8
- spouts8
- stoops8
- stopes8
- stoups8
- stupes8
- tossup8
- upsets8
- uptoss8
- ceps8
- coop8
- cope8
- cops8
- coup8
- cups8
- cusp8
- pecs8
- poco8
- puce8
- scop8
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