Is POLITESSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, POLITESSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does POLITESSES mean?
Politesses is a form of POLITESSE.
- noun
courtesy towards women
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
10
Letters
P (3) + O (1) + L (1) + I (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 12 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 POLITESSES
POLITESSES 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 POLITESSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- politesse11
- epistles10
- pelisses10
- petioles10
- pistoles10
- poetises10
- poetless10
- psiloses10
- spotless10
- stepless10
- epistle9
- pelisse9
- pelites9
- pestles9
- petiole9
- piolets9
- pistole9
- pistols9
- plisses9
- poesies9
- poetess9
- poetise9
- posiest9
- possets9
- posties9
- potsies9
- sopites9
- speises9
- stipels9
- tipless9
- topless9
- elopes8
- eposes8
- espies8
- estops8
- peises8
- pelite8
- pestle8
- pestos8
- pilose8
- pilots8
- piolet8
- pisses8
- pistes8
- pistol8
- plisse8
- poises8
- poleis8
- polies8
- polite8
- posies8
- posits8
- posses8
- posset8
- postie8
- potsie8
- ptoses8
- ptosis8
- sepses8
- sepsis8
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