Is TONSURES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TONSURES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 8 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TONSURES mean?
Tonsures is a form of TONSURE.
- noun
the shaved crown of a monk's or priest's head
- noun
shaving the crown of the head by priests or members of a monastic order
- verb
shave the head of a newly inducted monk
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
8
Scrabble
10
Words With Friends
8
Letters
T (1) + O (1) + N (1) + S (1) + U (1) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 8 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 TONSURES
TONSURES 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 TONSURES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- estrous7
- nestors7
- oestrus7
- ousters7
- sourest7
- souters7
- stoners7
- stoures7
- tenours7
- tensors7
- tonsure7
- tonuses7
- toruses7
- tussore7
- unrests7
- estrus6
- nestor6
- noters6
- nouses6
- nurses6
- nutsos6
- onsets6
- onuses6
- ouster6
- outers6
- rosets6
- rouens6
- rouses6
- rousts6
- routes6
- russet6
- senors6
- sensor6
- serous6
- setons6
- setous6
- snores6
- snorts6
- snouts6
- sorest6
- sortes6
- souser6
- souter6
- stenos6
- sterns6
- stoner6
- stones6
- stores6
- stoure6
- stours6
- sunset6
- surest6
- tenors6
- tenour6
- tensor6
- toners6
- torses6
- tosser6
- touses6
- trones6
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