Is ADHERENTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ADHERENTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ADHERENTS mean?
Adherents is a form of ADHERENT.
- noun
someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
- adjective
sticking fast
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
9
Letters
A (1) + D (2) + H (4) + E (1) + R (1) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 13 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 ADHERENTS
ADHERENTS 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.
Anagrams of ADHERENTS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from ADHERENTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- neatherds13
- adherent12
- hastened12
- headrest12
- neatherd12
- hastener11
- heartens11
- adheres11
- dasheen11
- dearths11
- earthed11
- handers11
- handset11
- hardens11
- hardest11
- hardset11
- hatreds11
- headers11
- headset11
- hearsed11
- hearted11
- sharted11
- sheared11
- threads11
- trashed11
- aethers10
- anthers10
- earthen10
- ethanes10
- hearten10
- heaters10
- reheats10
- thenars10
- adhere10
- dasher10
- dearth10
- deaths10
- endash10
- hander10
- hanted10
- harden10
- hasted10
- hatred10
- header10
- heated10
- heders10
- hented10
- shader10
- shared10
- thread10
- aether9
- anther9
- earths9
- ethane9
- ethers9
- haeres9
- hasten9
- haters9
- hearse9
- hearts9
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