Is PROSCRIBED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PROSCRIBED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PROSCRIBED mean?
- adjective
excluded from use or mention
“forbidden fruit”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
10
Letters
P (3) + R (1) + O (1) + S (1) + C (3) + R (1) + I (1) + B (3) + E (1) + D (2) = 17 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 PROSCRIBED
PROSCRIBED 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 PROSCRIBED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- proscribe15
- percoids13
- ripcords13
- bodices12
- ceboids12
- crisped12
- percids12
- percoid12
- prebids12
- ripcord12
- scribed12
- biceps12
- broiders11
- disrober11
- copiers11
- corbies11
- crisper11
- pricers11
- probers11
- scriber11
- bipeds11
- bipods11
- bodice11
- cebids11
- ceboid11
- copied11
- percid11
- prebid11
- priced11
- probed11
- psocid11
- scoped11
- spiced11
- bicep11
- birders10
- borders10
- borides10
- broider10
- corders10
- disrobe10
- dorpers10
- periods10
- records10
- copers10
- copier10
- copies10
- corbie10
- corpse10
- cripes10
- precis10
- pricer10
- prices10
- prober10
- probes10
- rebops10
- scribe10
- sorbic10
- spicer10
- biped10
- bipod10
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