Is SUNSCREEN a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SUNSCREEN is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SUNSCREEN mean?
- noun
a cream spread on the skin; contains a chemical (as PABA) to filter out ultraviolet light and so protect from sunburn
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + U (1) + N (1) + S (1) + C (3) + R (1) + E (1) + E (1) + N (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 SUNSCREEN
Single letters that turn SUNSCREEN into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from SUNSCREEN
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- censures10
- scunners10
- censers9
- censure9
- ceruses9
- cunners9
- recuses9
- rescues9
- screens9
- scunner9
- secerns9
- secures9
- censer8
- censes8
- census8
- cereus8
- ceruse8
- cruses8
- cunner8
- curses8
- cusser8
- recess8
- recuse8
- rescue8
- scenes8
- screen8
- screes8
- secern8
- secure8
- sucres8
- ensures7
- cense7
- ceres7
- cress7
- cruse7
- cures7
- curns7
- curse7
- ecrus7
- scene7
- scree7
- sucre7
- ensues6
- ensure6
- enures6
- nurses6
- reuses6
- sneers6
- unseen6
- unsees6
- cees6
- cere6
- cess6
- crus6
- cues6
- cure6
- curn6
- curs6
- cuss6
- ecru6
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