Is VENTUROUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, VENTUROUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does VENTUROUS mean?
- adjective
disposed to venture or take risks
“audacious visions of the total conquest of space”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
V (4) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + U (1) + R (1) + O (1) + U (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 VENTUROUS
VENTUROUS 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 VENTUROUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- nervous10
- stover9
- strove9
- troves9
- turves9
- unrove9
- uveous9
- venous9
- vertus9
- voters9
- eruvs8
- nevus8
- ovens8
- overs8
- overt8
- roven8
- roves8
- servo8
- stove8
- trove8
- vents8
- venus8
- verso8
- verst8
- verts8
- vertu8
- voter8
- votes8
- outruns7
- runouts7
- tenours7
- tenuous7
- tonsure7
- eruv7
- oven7
- over7
- revs7
- rove7
- vent7
- vert7
- vest7
- veto7
- vets7
- voes7
- vote7
- nestor6
- noters6
- ouster6
- outers6
- outrun6
- rouens6
- routes6
- runout6
- souter6
- stoner6
- stoure6
- suture6
- tenors6
- tenour6
- tensor6
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