Is PROWESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PROWESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PROWESS mean?
- noun
a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation
“the art of conversation”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
7
Letters
P (3) + R (1) + O (1) + W (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 PROWESS
PROWESS 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 PROWESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- powers11
- power10
- prows10
- spews10
- swops10
- resows9
- serows9
- sowers9
- worses9
- pews9
- pows9
- prow9
- spew9
- swop9
- posers8
- proses8
- spores8
- resow8
- serow8
- sower8
- swore8
- worse8
- pew8
- pow8
- pesos7
- pores7
- poser7
- poses7
- posse7
- press7
- prose7
- pross7
- repos7
- ropes7
- spore7
- owes7
- owse7
- rows7
- sews7
- sows7
- woes7
- wore7
- epos6
- opes6
- peso6
- pore6
- pose6
- pros6
- repo6
- reps6
- rope6
- seps6
- sops6
- owe6
- row6
- sew6
- sow6
- woe6
- wos6
- roses5
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