Is SINECURES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SINECURES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SINECURES mean?
Sinecures is a form of SINECURE.
- noun
a benefice to which no spiritual or pastoral duties are attached
- noun
an office that involves minimal duties
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + C (3) + U (1) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 11 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 SINECURES
SINECURES 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 SINECURES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- censures10
- ceresins10
- insecure10
- sinecure10
- censers9
- censure9
- ceresin9
- cerises9
- ceruses9
- cruises9
- incuses9
- recuses9
- rescues9
- screens9
- secerns9
- secures9
- sincere9
- enuresis8
- censer8
- censes8
- census8
- cereus8
- cerise8
- ceruse8
- crises8
- cruise8
- cruses8
- cuisse8
- curies8
- curses8
- cusser8
- ecesis8
- incurs8
- incuse8
- nieces8
- recess8
- recuse8
- rescue8
- scenes8
- screen8
- screes8
- scries8
- secern8
- secure8
- sucres8
- ensures7
- insures7
- reissue7
- seiners7
- seisure7
- sereins7
- serines7
- sunrise7
- cense7
- ceres7
- cines7
- cires7
- cress7
- cries7
- cruse7
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