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Is WITNESSES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, WITNESSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does WITNESSES mean?

Witnesses is a form of WITNESS.

  1. verb

    be a witness to

    “She witnessed the accident and had to testify in court”

  2. noun

    someone who sees an event and reports what happened

  3. verb

    perceive or be contemporaneous with

    “We found Republicans winning the offices”

  4. noun

    a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)

    “the spectators applauded the performance”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
13
Letters
9

W (4) + I (1) + T (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 12 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 WITNESSES

WITNESSES 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 WITNESSES

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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