Is WATERCOURSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WATERCOURSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WATERCOURSES mean?
Watercourses is a form of WATERCOURSE.
- noun
natural or artificial channel through which water flows
- noun
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
- noun
a conduit through which water flows
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
12
Letters
W (4) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + C (3) + O (1) + U (1) + R (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 17 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 WATERCOURSES
WATERCOURSES 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 WATERCOURSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- coursewares16
- watercourse16
- courseware15
- watercress15
- outerwears13
- rosewaters13
- curassow13
- screwers13
- setscrew13
- outerwear12
- outswears12
- rosewater12
- crowers12
- escrows12
- screwer12
- sowcars12
- carousers11
- craterous11
- creatures11
- crosstree11
- ecraseurs11
- recourses11
- resources11
- secateurs11
- secretors11
- setaceous11
- outsware11
- outswear11
- outwears11
- strewers11
- swearers11
- sweaters11
- trowsers11
- waterers11
- wresters11
- cowers11
- crower11
- escrow11
- screws11
- sowcar11
- caresser10
- carouser10
- carouses10
- caterers10
- cateress10
- cerastes10
- coarsest10
- coasters10
- coursers10
- courters10
- creasers10
- creators10
- creature10
- crustose10
- curators10
- ecraseur10
- erectors10
- outraces10
- reactors10
- recourse10
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