Is XENOPUSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, XENOPUSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does XENOPUSES mean?
Xenopuses is a form of XENOPUS.
- noun
an African clawed frog; in some classifications made the type genus of a separate family Xenopodidae
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
—
Words With Friends
9
Letters
X (8) + E (1) + N (1) + O (1) + P (3) + U (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 18 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 XENOPUSES
XENOPUSES 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 XENOPUSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- exposes16
- xenopus16
- expose15
- nexuses14
- unsexes14
- expos14
- poxes14
- expo13
- exons12
- nexus12
- sexes12
- unsex12
- pox12
- exes11
- exon11
- oxen11
- oxes11
- sex10
- sox10
- espouse9
- ex9
- ox9
- xu9
- eposes8
- opuses8
- peones8
- spense8
- spouse8
- neeps7
- opens7
- peens7
- penes7
- peons7
- pesos7
- pones7
- poses7
- posse7
- puses7
- seeps7
- soups7
- spues7
- supes7
- ensues6
- nouses6
- onuses6
- unsees6
- epos6
- neep6
- nope6
- open6
- opes6
- opus6
- peen6
- pees6
- pens6
- peon6
- peso6
- pone6
- pons6
- pose6
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