Is PUTRIDNESSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PUTRIDNESSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PUTRIDNESSES mean?
Putridnesses is a form of PUTRIDNESS.
- noun
in a state of progressive putrefaction
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
—
Words With Friends
12
Letters
P (3) + U (1) + T (1) + R (1) + I (1) + D (2) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 15 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 PUTRIDNESSES
PUTRIDNESSES 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 PUTRIDNESSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- dispensers13
- disreputes13
- presidents13
- putridness13
- resuspends13
- stupidness13
- suspenders13
- deputises12
- despisers12
- dispenser12
- dispenses12
- disperses12
- disputers12
- disrepute12
- persisted12
- president12
- preunited12
- resuspend12
- sidesteps12
- speedruns12
- spendiest12
- suspender12
- tepidness12
- unpressed12
- unstriped12
- diestruses11
- dissenters11
- sturdiness11
- unresisted11
- unstressed11
- pertusses11
- pertussis11
- preunites11
- priestess11
- pursiness11
- spinsters11
- suspenser11
- deputies11
- deputise11
- despiser11
- despises11
- despites11
- dispense11
- disperse11
- disputer11
- disputes11
- disrupts11
- duperies11
- preedits11
- presides11
- pretends11
- priested11
- respited11
- sidestep11
- speedrun11
- spenders11
- spendier11
- sprinted11
- stipends11
- stupider11
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