Is VENUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, VENUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 8 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does VENUS mean?
- noun
the second nearest planet to the sun; it is peculiar in that its rotation is slow and retrograde (in the opposite sense of the Earth and all other planets except Uranus); it is visible from Earth as an early `morning star' or an `evening star'
“before it was known that they were the same object the evening star was called Venus and the morning star was called Lucifer”
- noun
goddess of love; counterpart of Greek Aphrodite
- noun
type genus of the family Veneridae: genus of edible clams with thick oval shells
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 8
- Words With Friends
- n/a
- Letters
- 5
V (4) + E (1) + N (1) + U (1) + S (1) = 8 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 VENUS
VENUS 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.
Anagrams of VENUS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from VENUS
The 15 highest-scoring words using these letters.
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