Is WALTZES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WALTZES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WALTZES mean?
Waltzes is a form of WALTZ.
- noun
an assured victory (especially in an election)
- noun
music composed in triple time for waltzing
- noun
a ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
- verb
dance a waltz
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
7
Letters
W (4) + A (1) + L (1) + T (1) + Z (10) + E (1) + S (1) = 19 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 WALTZES
WALTZES 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 WALTZES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- waltz17
- lazes14
- zeals14
- zetas14
- laze13
- zeal13
- zest13
- zeta13
- sez12
- zas12
- za11
- swale8
- sweat8
- tawse8
- twaes8
- wales8
- waste8
- weals8
- welts8
- wetas8
- awes7
- awls7
- laws7
- slaw7
- slew7
- staw7
- stew7
- swat7
- taws7
- tews7
- twae7
- twas7
- waes7
- wale7
- wast7
- wats7
- weal7
- welt7
- west7
- weta7
- wets7
- awe6
- awl6
- law6
- saw6
- sew6
- taw6
- tew6
- twa6
- wae6
- was6
- wat6
- wet6
- least5
- setal5
- slate5
- stale5
- steal5
- stela5
- taels5
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