Is TRIBUTES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TRIBUTES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TRIBUTES mean?
Tributes is a form of TRIBUTE.
- noun
something given or done as an expression of esteem
- noun
payment by one nation for protection by another
- noun
payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence
“every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
8
Letters
T (1) + R (1) + I (1) + B (3) + U (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 10 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 TRIBUTES
TRIBUTES 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 TRIBUTES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bitters9
- brutest9
- bustier9
- butters9
- butties9
- rubiest9
- tribute9
- turbits9
- bestir8
- bister8
- bistre8
- biters8
- bitter8
- britts8
- bruise8
- bruits8
- brutes8
- burets8
- buries8
- busier8
- buster8
- butter8
- buttes8
- rebuts8
- rubies8
- tribes8
- tubers8
- tubist8
- turbit8
- biers7
- birse7
- biter7
- bites7
- bitts7
- bries7
- brits7
- britt7
- bruit7
- brute7
- bruts7
- buret7
- burse7
- burst7
- butes7
- butte7
- butts7
- rebus7
- rebut7
- ribes7
- rubes7
- suber7
- tribe7
- tuber7
- tubes7
- sitter6
- suiter6
- tetris6
- titers6
- titres6
- triste6
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