PROFESS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PROFESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PROFESS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PROFESS is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PROFESS
No single letter turns PROFESS into another word.
How PROFESS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PROFESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,158 thousand.
What does PROFESS mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To declare openly that you have a belief or feeling, or to claim a skill or quality, sometimes falsely.
People profess faith, love or ignorance. The verb carries a hint that the claim may be only for show, especially when someone professes to be an expert. It is also used when someone takes religious vows.
How PROFESS is used
Profess is common in formal and religious writing.
- She did profess her love in a long letter.
- He would profess to know nothing about the matter.
- Many students profess an interest in art but never visit galleries.
- The novice will profess her vows next spring.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PROFESS and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PROFESS
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Common questions about PROFESS
- Is PROFESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PROFESS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PROFESS worth?
- PROFESS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PROFESS mean?
- To declare openly that you have a belief or feeling, or to claim a skill or quality, sometimes falsely.
- What letters can be added to PROFESS?
- No single letter can be added to PROFESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PROFESS:
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