Is ALDERS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ALDERS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 7 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ALDERS mean?
Alders is a form of ALDER.
- noun
wood of any of various alder trees; resistant to underwater rot; used for bridges etc
- noun
north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and conelike fruit; bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the wood is rot-resistant
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
7
Scrabble
8
Words With Friends
6
Letters
A (1) + L (1) + D (2) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 7 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 ALDERS
ALDERS 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 ALDERS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from ALDERS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- laders7
- alder6
- dales6
- dares6
- deals6
- dears6
- lader6
- lades6
- lards6
- lased6
- leads6
- rased6
- reads6
- arles5
- earls5
- lares5
- laser5
- lears5
- rales5
- reals5
- seral5
- dale5
- dals5
- dare5
- deal5
- dear5
- dels5
- elds5
- lade5
- lads5
- lard5
- lead5
- rads5
- read5
- reds5
- sade5
- sard5
- sled5
- ales4
- ares4
- arse4
- earl4
- ears4
- eras4
- lars4
- lase4
- lear4
- leas4
- rale4
- rase4
- real4
- sale4
- seal4
- sear4
- sera4
- ads4
- dal4
- das4
- del4
- eds4
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