Is STRICTURES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, STRICTURES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does STRICTURES mean?
Strictures is a form of STRICTURE.
- noun
abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passageway
- noun
severe criticism
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
10
Letters
S (1) + T (1) + R (1) + I (1) + C (3) + T (1) + U (1) + R (1) + 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 STRICTURES
STRICTURES 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 STRICTURES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- crustiest11
- restricts11
- stricture11
- cirruses10
- citruses10
- critters10
- critturs10
- cruisers10
- crustier10
- curtsies10
- recruits10
- restrict10
- rictuses10
- scurries10
- scutters10
- stricter10
- trisects10
- critter9
- crittur9
- cruiser9
- cruises9
- crusets9
- cueists9
- curites9
- curries9
- cursers9
- curtest9
- cutises9
- cutters9
- cutties9
- icterus9
- ictuses9
- recruit9
- rustics9
- scutter9
- trisect9
- rustiest8
- trusters8
- trustier8
- trusties8
- cestus8
- cirrus8
- cistus8
- citers8
- citrus8
- crests8
- criers8
- crises8
- cruets8
- cruise8
- cruses8
- cruset8
- crusts8
- cueist8
- cuisse8
- curers8
- curets8
- curies8
- curite8
- currie8
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