Is TRANSPOSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TRANSPOSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TRANSPOSES mean?
Transposes is a form of TRANSPOSE.
- verb
change the order or arrangement of
“Dyslexics often transpose letters in a word”
- verb
transfer from one place or period to another
“The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America”
- verb
cause to change places
“interchange this screw for one of a smaller size”
- noun
a matrix formed by interchanging the rows and columns of a given matrix
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
10
Letters
T (1) + R (1) + A (1) + N (1) + S (1) + P (3) + O (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 12 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 TRANSPOSES
TRANSPOSES 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 TRANSPOSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- patroness11
- transpose11
- espartos10
- operants10
- pasterns10
- pastness10
- personas10
- posterns10
- pronates10
- protases10
- proteans10
- raptness10
- responsa10
- seaports10
- sparsest10
- stepsons10
- trespass10
- assentors9
- starnoses9
- aptness9
- arpents9
- entraps9
- esparto9
- operant9
- pantses9
- parents9
- parsons9
- partons9
- passers9
- pastern9
- pasters9
- pastors9
- patness9
- patrons9
- persona9
- persons9
- petasos9
- possets9
- postern9
- posters9
- prestos9
- pronate9
- pronest9
- prosses9
- protean9
- proteas9
- repasts9
- reposts9
- respots9
- sapotes9
- seaport9
- soapers9
- sparest9
- stepson9
- stopers9
- tarpons9
- teopans9
- trepans9
- assentor8
- ossetras8
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