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
- Scrabble
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 10
- Letters
- 9
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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