Is AUSTEREST a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, AUSTEREST is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does AUSTEREST mean?
Austerest is a form of AUSTERE.
- 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
- Scrabble
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 10
- Letters
- 9
A (1) + U (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) = 9 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 AUSTEREST
AUSTEREST 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 AUSTEREST
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- estreats8
- restates8
- retastes8
- statures8
- trustees8
- austere7
- easters7
- estates7
- estreat7
- reseats7
- reseaus7
- restate7
- retaste7
- retests7
- searest7
- seaters7
- setters7
- starets7
- staters7
- statues7
- stature7
- stratus7
- streets7
- suttees7
- tasters7
- teasers7
- tersest7
- tessera7
- testers7
- trustee7
- ureases7
- aretes6
- assert6
- assure6
- asters6
- astute6
- easers6
- easter6
- eaters6
- erases6
- estate6
- esters6
- estrus6
- reests6
- reseat6
- reseau6
- resets6
- retest6
- retuse6
- reuses6
- russet6
- sarees6
- sautes6
- seater6
- serest6
- sestet6
- setter6
- stares6
- starts6
- stater6
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