Is POETESSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, POETESSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does POETESSES mean?
Poetesses is a form of POETESS.
- noun
a woman poet
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
9
Letters
P (3) + O (1) + E (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 11 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 POETESSES
POETESSES 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 POETESSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- poetess9
- possets9
- eposes8
- estops8
- pestos8
- posses8
- posset8
- ptoses8
- sepses8
- steeps8
- stopes8
- tepees8
- topees8
- epees7
- estop7
- pesos7
- pesto7
- pests7
- poets7
- poses7
- posse7
- posts7
- seeps7
- septs7
- spots7
- steep7
- steps7
- stope7
- stops7
- tepee7
- topee7
- topes7
- setose6
- tosses6
- epee6
- epos6
- opes6
- opts6
- pees6
- peso6
- pest6
- pets6
- poet6
- pose6
- post6
- pots6
- psst6
- seep6
- seps6
- sept6
- sops6
- spot6
- step6
- stop6
- tope6
- tops6
- esses5
- stoss5
- ope5
- ops5
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