Is SERIOUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SERIOUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 7 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SERIOUS mean?
- adjective
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
“a serious student of history”
- adjective
of great consequence
“marriage is a serious matter”
- adjective
causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
“a dangerous operation”
- adjective
appealing to the mind
“good music”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
7
Scrabble
8
Words With Friends
7
Letters
S (1) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) = 7 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 SERIOUS
SERIOUS 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 SERIOUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- issuer6
- osiers6
- rouses6
- seisor6
- serous6
- sieurs6
- souser6
- euros5
- issue5
- osier5
- ourie5
- rises5
- risus5
- roses5
- roues5
- rouse5
- ruses5
- sieur5
- sires5
- sores5
- sorus5
- sours5
- souse5
- suers5
- users5
- eros4
- euro4
- ires4
- ores4
- oses4
- ours4
- reis4
- rise4
- roes4
- rose4
- roue4
- rues4
- ruse4
- seis4
- sers4
- sire4
- sirs4
- sore4
- sori4
- sour4
- sous4
- sris4
- suer4
- sues4
- sure4
- user4
- uses4
- ers3
- ess3
- ire3
- oes3
- ore3
- ors3
- ose3
- our3
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