Is TRANSGRESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TRANSGRESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TRANSGRESS mean?
- verb
act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
“offend all laws of humanity”
- verb
spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline
“The sea transgresses along the West coast of the island”
- verb
commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law
- verb
pass beyond (limits or boundaries)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
10
Letters
T (1) + R (1) + A (1) + N (1) + S (1) + G (2) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (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 TRANSGRESS
TRANSGRESS 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 TRANSGRESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- strangers10
- gastness9
- granters9
- regrants9
- stranger9
- stranges9
- sarsnets8
- argents8
- garners8
- garnets8
- garrets8
- garters8
- gassers8
- gasters8
- granter8
- grasses8
- graters8
- rangers8
- regrant8
- sangers8
- stagers8
- strange8
- arrests7
- assents7
- asserts7
- errants7
- ranters7
- rasters7
- sarsens7
- sarsnet7
- snarers7
- starers7
- trasses7
- agents7
- angers7
- angsts7
- argent7
- garner7
- garnet7
- garret7
- garter7
- gasser7
- gasses7
- gaster7
- gaters7
- gnarrs7
- grants7
- grater7
- grates7
- greats7
- ragers7
- ranger7
- ranges7
- retags7
- sagest7
- sanger7
- sarges7
- stager7
- stages7
- stangs7
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