Is TRANSCRIBES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TRANSCRIBES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TRANSCRIBES mean?
Transcribes is a form of TRANSCRIBE.
- verb
write out from speech, notes, etc.
“Transcribe the oral history of this tribe”
- verb
rewrite in a different script
“The Sanskrit text had to be transliterated”
- verb
rewrite or arrange a piece of music for an instrument or medium other than that originally intended
- verb
make a phonetic transcription of
“The anthropologist transcribed the sentences of the native informant”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
11
Letters
T (1) + R (1) + A (1) + N (1) + S (1) + C (3) + R (1) + I (1) + B (3) + E (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 TRANSCRIBES
TRANSCRIBES 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 TRANSCRIBES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- transcribe14
- bacterins13
- bascinets13
- brisances13
- catbriers13
- asbestic12
- ascribes12
- bacterin12
- bascinet12
- brisance12
- cabinets12
- carbines12
- catbrier12
- scribers12
- arbitress11
- banisters11
- canisters11
- scarriest11
- scenarist11
- abscise11
- ascribe11
- bisects11
- bracers11
- cabinet11
- carbine11
- caribes11
- scabies11
- scriber11
- scribes11
- sebasic11
- arbiters10
- arcsines10
- arsenics10
- banister10
- barniest10
- basinets10
- bassinet10
- brasiers10
- brassier10
- canister10
- ceratins10
- cineasts10
- cisterna10
- cisterns10
- creatins10
- erratics10
- narcists10
- raciness10
- rarebits10
- scantier10
- scanties10
- scariest10
- tacrines10
- basics10
- bisect10
- bracer10
- braces10
- bracts10
- cabers10
- cabins10
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