Is AUSTERE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, AUSTERE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 7 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does AUSTERE mean?
- adjective
severely simple
“a stark interior”
- adjective
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
“an austere expression”
- adjective
practicing great self-denial
“Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
7
Scrabble
8
Words With Friends
7
Letters
A (1) + U (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + E (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 AUSTERE
Single letters that turn AUSTERE into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from AUSTERE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- aretes6
- easter6
- eaters6
- reseat6
- reseau6
- retuse6
- seater6
- teaser6
- urates6
- urease6
- arete5
- aster5
- aures5
- easer5
- eater5
- erase5
- ester5
- rates5
- reest5
- resat5
- reset5
- reuse5
- saree5
- saute5
- setae5
- stare5
- steer5
- stere5
- suete5
- sutra5
- tares5
- taser5
- tears5
- tease5
- teres5
- terse5
- trees5
- trues5
- urase5
- urate5
- ureas5
- ursae5
- ares4
- arse4
- arts4
- ates4
- ears4
- ease4
- east4
- eats4
- eras4
- erst4
- etas4
- rase4
- rate4
- rats4
- rees4
- rest4
- rete4
- rets4
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