Is SEMPSTRESSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SEMPSTRESSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SEMPSTRESSES mean?
Sempstresses is a form of SEMPSTRESS.
- noun
someone who makes or mends dresses
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
12
Letters
S (1) + E (1) + M (3) + P (3) + S (1) + T (1) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (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 SEMPSTRESSES
SEMPSTRESSES 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 SEMPSTRESSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- sempstress14
- empresses13
- semesters11
- empress11
- premeet11
- tempers11
- semester10
- steepers10
- sempre10
- sperms10
- temper10
- esteems9
- meeters9
- mestees9
- peeress9
- pesters9
- presets9
- presses9
- remeets9
- seemers9
- steeper9
- teemers9
- perms9
- sperm9
- temps9
- stresses8
- emeers8
- emerse8
- emeses8
- esteem8
- meeter8
- merest8
- messes8
- mestee8
- meters8
- metres8
- perses8
- pester8
- peters8
- preset8
- prests8
- remeet8
- retems8
- seemer8
- sepses8
- speers8
- sprees8
- steeps8
- streps8
- teemer8
- tepees8
- tmeses8
- perm8
- temp8
- seeress7
- tereses7
- tresses7
- emeer7
- epees7
- meets7
Study SEMPSTRESSES and related words
Have a full rack? Use the word finder to find every word you can play.