Is PROFESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PROFESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PROFESS mean?
- verb
practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about
“She professes organic chemistry”
- verb
confess one's faith in, or allegiance to
“The terrorists professed allegiance to their country”
- verb
admit (to a wrongdoing)
“She confessed that she had taken the money”
- verb
state freely
“The teacher professed that he was not generous when it came to giving good grades”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
7
Letters
P (3) + R (1) + O (1) + F (4) + E (1) + S (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 PROFESS
PROFESS 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 PROFESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- profs10
- fops9
- prof9
- posers8
- proses8
- spores8
- fores8
- fosse8
- froes8
- serfs8
- fop8
- pesos7
- pores7
- poser7
- poses7
- posse7
- press7
- prose7
- pross7
- repos7
- ropes7
- spore7
- fess7
- foes7
- fore7
- foss7
- froe7
- refs7
- serf7
- epos6
- opes6
- peso6
- pore6
- pose6
- pros6
- repo6
- reps6
- rope6
- seps6
- sops6
- efs6
- fer6
- fes6
- foe6
- for6
- fro6
- ref6
- roses5
- sores5
- ope5
- ops5
- per5
- pes5
- pos5
- pro5
- rep5
- sop5
- ef5
- fe5
- of5
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