Is VOLVULUSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, VOLVULUSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does VOLVULUSES mean?
Volvuluses is a form of VOLVULUS.
- noun
abnormal twisting of the intestines (usually in the area of the ileum or sigmoid colon) resulting in intestinal obstruction
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
10
Letters
V (4) + O (1) + L (1) + V (4) + U (1) + L (1) + U (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 16 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 VOLVULUSES
VOLVULUSES 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 VOLVULUSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- volvulus14
- ovules9
- solves9
- uveous9
- loves8
- ovule8
- solve8
- voles8
- levo7
- levs7
- love7
- luvs7
- sevs7
- voes7
- vole7
- losels6
- louses6
- ousels6
- soleus6
- lev6
- luv6
- sev6
- voe6
- loess5
- losel5
- loses5
- louse5
- lulus5
- lusus5
- ousel5
- sells5
- sloes5
- slues5
- soles5
- solus5
- souls5
- souse5
- sulus5
- ells4
- less4
- lose4
- loss4
- lues4
- lulu4
- oles4
- oses4
- sell4
- sels4
- sloe4
- slue4
- sole4
- sols4
- soul4
- sous4
- sues4
- sulu4
- ulus4
- uses4
- ell3
- els3
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