Is TEMPESTUOUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TEMPESTUOUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TEMPESTUOUS mean?
- adjective
characterized by violent emotions or behavior
“a stormy argument”
- adjective
(of the elements) as if showing violent anger
“angry clouds on the horizon”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
11
Letters
T (1) + E (1) + M (3) + P (3) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + U (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) = 15 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 TEMPESTUOUS
TEMPESTUOUS 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 TEMPESTUOUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- tempests12
- poussette11
- meetups11
- metopes11
- septums11
- spumous11
- sputums11
- tempest11
- musettes10
- outsteps10
- meetup10
- metope10
- possum10
- septum10
- spumes10
- sputum10
- stomps10
- stumps10
- tempos10
- tempts10
- upmost10
- espouse9
- mesteso9
- mostest9
- musette9
- mustees9
- outputs9
- outstep9
- poetess9
- putouts9
- puttees9
- septets9
- toupees9
- utmosts9
- mopes9
- poems9
- pomes9
- spume9
- stomp9
- stump9
- sumps9
- tempo9
- temps9
- tempt9
- tumps9
- emotes8
- eposes8
- estops8
- motets8
- mottes8
- mouses8
- mousse8
- mustee8
- mutest8
- opuses8
- output8
- pestos8
- posset8
- ptoses8
- putout8
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