Is OESTRUSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OESTRUSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OESTRUSES mean?
Oestruses is a form of OESTRUS.
- noun
applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity
- noun
type genus of the Oestridae: sheep botflies
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
9
Scrabble
10
Words With Friends
9
Letters
O (1) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + R (1) + U (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 9 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 OESTRUSES
OESTRUSES 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 OESTRUSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- estruses8
- eustress8
- tsoreses8
- tussores8
- estrous7
- oestrus7
- ousters7
- outsees7
- russets7
- sourest7
- sousers7
- souters7
- stereos7
- stoures7
- toruses7
- tossers7
- tresses7
- trusses7
- tussers7
- tussore7
- tussors7
- eroses6
- esters6
- estrus6
- ouster6
- outers6
- outsee6
- reests6
- resets6
- retuse6
- reuses6
- rosets6
- rouses6
- rousts6
- routes6
- russet6
- serest6
- serous6
- setose6
- setous6
- sorest6
- sortes6
- souser6
- souses6
- souter6
- steers6
- stereo6
- steres6
- stores6
- stoure6
- stours6
- stress6
- suetes6
- surest6
- torses6
- tosser6
- tosses6
- touses6
- tsores6
- tusser6
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