Is TRANSGRESSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TRANSGRESSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TRANSGRESSES mean?
Transgresses is a form of TRANSGRESS.
- 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
13
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
12
Letters
T (1) + R (1) + A (1) + N (1) + S (1) + G (2) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 13 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 TRANSGRESSES
TRANSGRESSES 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 TRANSGRESSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- estrangers11
- gastnesses11
- transgress11
- estranger10
- estranges10
- greatness10
- sergeants10
- strangers10
- assenters9
- asserters9
- reasserts9
- sarsenets9
- estrange9
- gastness9
- grantees9
- granters9
- greasers9
- greatens9
- negaters9
- reagents9
- regrants9
- regrates9
- restages9
- sageness9
- sergeant9
- stranger9
- stranges9
- assenter8
- asserter8
- earnests8
- rareness8
- reassert8
- reassess8
- restress8
- sarsenet8
- sarsnets8
- sensates8
- serrates8
- steranes8
- strasses8
- stresses8
- terranes8
- terrases8
- terrasse8
- argents8
- enrages8
- ergates8
- garners8
- garnets8
- garrets8
- garters8
- gassers8
- gasters8
- gerents8
- grantee8
- granter8
- grasses8
- graters8
- greaser8
- greases8
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