Is PROSECUTIONS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PROSECUTIONS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PROSECUTIONS mean?
Prosecutions is a form of PROSECUTION.
- noun
the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior
- noun
the lawyers acting for the state to put the case against the defendant
- noun
the continuance of something begun with a view to its completion
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
12
Letters
P (3) + R (1) + O (1) + S (1) + E (1) + C (3) + U (1) + T (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 PROSECUTIONS
PROSECUTIONS 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 PROSECUTIONS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- prosecution15
- supertonics15
- inspectors14
- neotropics14
- percussion14
- procession14
- stonecrops14
- supersonic14
- supertonic14
- uroscopies14
- conspires13
- coreopsis13
- croupiest13
- esotropic13
- inceptors13
- incorpses13
- inspector13
- neotropic13
- octopuses13
- outprices13
- pecorinos13
- pectinous13
- piecrusts13
- porticoes13
- scorpions13
- spruciest13
- stonecrop13
- censorious12
- cortisones12
- conspire12
- corpuses12
- crepitus12
- crispens12
- crispest12
- cuprites12
- entropic12
- inceptor12
- incorpse12
- inspects12
- optronic12
- outcrops12
- outprice12
- pecorino12
- pictures12
- piecrust12
- pocosens12
- pocosins12
- porticos12
- pouncers12
- precious12
- pretonic12
- princess12
- prosects12
- protonic12
- scoopers12
- scorpion12
- soupcons12
- specious12
- sprucest12
- topcross12
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