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
8
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
5
Letters
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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