Is PROFESSIONS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PROFESSIONS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PROFESSIONS mean?
Professions is a form of PROFESSION.
- noun
the body of people in a learned occupation
“the news spread rapidly through the medical profession”
- noun
an occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences)
- noun
an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion
“a profession of disagreement”
- noun
affirmation of acceptance of some religion or faith
“a profession of Christianity”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
11
Letters
P (3) + R (1) + O (1) + F (4) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 16 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 PROFESSIONS
PROFESSIONS 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 PROFESSIONS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- profession15
- spoofers13
- poofier12
- profess12
- spoofer12
- opsonises11
- poisoners11
- prosiness11
- frissons11
- proofs11
- spoofs11
- opsonise10
- poisoner10
- poorness10
- prossies10
- ropiness10
- snoopers10
- snoopier10
- sponsors10
- spooners10
- spoonier10
- spoonies10
- foisons10
- frisson10
- roofies10
- profs10
- proof10
- spoof10
- espoirs9
- operons9
- orpines9
- persons9
- pissers9
- poisers9
- poisons9
- prisons9
- prisses9
- prosses9
- prossie9
- snipers9
- snooper9
- spinors9
- spinose9
- sponsor9
- spooner9
- foison9
- fosses9
- freons9
- frises9
- infers9
- roofie9
- serifs9
- fops9
- poof9
- prof9
- erosions8
- rosiness8
- espoir8
- inspos8
- operon8
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