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Is TRAVERSES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, TRAVERSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does TRAVERSES mean?

Traverses is a form of TRAVERSE.

  1. verb

    travel across or pass over

    “The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day”

  2. verb

    to cover or extend over an area or time period

    “Rivers traverse the valley floor”

  3. verb

    deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit

  4. noun

    a horizontal beam that extends across something

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

12

Scrabble

13

Words With Friends

9

Letters

T (1) + R (1) + A (1) + V (4) + E (1) + R (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 TRAVERSES

TRAVERSES 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 TRAVERSES

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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