Is PROSECUTES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PROSECUTES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PROSECUTES mean?
Prosecutes is a form of PROSECUTE.
- verb
conduct a prosecution in a court of law
- verb
bring a criminal action against (in a trial)
“The State of California prosecuted O.J. Simpson”
- verb
carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
“She pursued many activities”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
P (3) + R (1) + O (1) + S (1) + E (1) + C (3) + U (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 14 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 PROSECUTES
PROSECUTES 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 PROSECUTES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- prosecute13
- corpuses12
- prosects12
- respects12
- scepters12
- sceptres12
- specters12
- spectres12
- sprucest12
- proteuses11
- copters11
- corpses11
- croupes11
- percuss11
- precess11
- precuts11
- process11
- prosect11
- recepts11
- recoupe11
- recoups11
- respect11
- scepter11
- sceptre11
- specter11
- spectre11
- spruces11
- suspect11
- crustose10
- espouser10
- outpress10
- postures10
- repousse10
- scouters10
- securest10
- spouters10
- copers10
- copses10
- copter10
- corpse10
- corpus10
- coupes10
- creeps10
- crepes10
- croupe10
- croups10
- precut10
- recept10
- recoup10
- scopes10
- spects10
- spruce10
- ceruses9
- corsets9
- costers9
- courses9
- couters9
- cresset9
- croutes9
- crusets9
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