Is SCROUNGES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SCROUNGES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SCROUNGES mean?
Scrounges is a form of SCROUNGE.
- verb
collect or look around for (food)
- verb
obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling
“he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + C (3) + R (1) + O (1) + U (1) + N (1) + G (2) + E (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 SCROUNGES
SCROUNGES 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 SCROUNGES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- congress11
- scourges11
- scrouges11
- scrounge11
- cornuses10
- congers10
- scourge10
- scrouge10
- surgeons9
- censors9
- conures9
- courses9
- ouncers9
- sources9
- sucrose9
- uncross9
- conger9
- conges9
- engross8
- grouses8
- surgeon8
- censor8
- census8
- cerous8
- conure8
- cornus8
- corses8
- course8
- crones8
- crosse8
- crouse8
- cruses8
- curses8
- cusser8
- ouncer8
- ounces8
- recons8
- scones8
- scores8
- scorns8
- scours8
- scouse8
- source8
- sucres8
- conge8
- erugos7
- genros7
- gnoses7
- goners7
- gorses7
- grouse7
- ogress7
- rogues7
- rouges7
- rugose7
- segnos7
- surges7
- ceros7
- cones7
- conus7
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