Is TUMESCENCES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TUMESCENCES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TUMESCENCES mean?
Tumescences is a form of TUMESCENCE.
- noun
tumidity resulting from the presence of blood or other fluid in the tissues
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
11
Letters
T (1) + U (1) + M (3) + E (1) + S (1) + C (3) + E (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (1) + S (1) = 17 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 TUMESCENCES
TUMESCENCES 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 TUMESCENCES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- tumescence16
- cutscenes13
- cutscene12
- ecumenes12
- tumesces12
- cements11
- centums11
- ecumene11
- tumesce11
- cecum11
- centeses10
- cuteness10
- meetness10
- muteness10
- tenesmus10
- cement10
- centum10
- cusecs10
- emcees10
- emeutes9
- essence9
- esteems9
- mentees9
- mestees9
- mustees9
- nemeses9
- senesce9
- cusec9
- emcee9
- scums9
- censes8
- census8
- cestus8
- emeses8
- emeute8
- esteem8
- menses8
- mentee8
- mesnes8
- mestee8
- mustee8
- neumes8
- scenes8
- scents8
- scutes8
- semens8
- sensum8
- tmeses8
- unmeet8
- cums8
- scum8
- cense7
- cents7
- centu7
- cetes7
- cutes7
- emeus7
- meets7
- mense7
- menus7
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