Is AUSTERITIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, AUSTERITIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does AUSTERITIES mean?
Austerities is a form of AUSTERITY.
- noun
the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
11
Letters
A (1) + U (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 11 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 AUSTERITIES
AUSTERITIES 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 AUSTERITIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- resituates10
- austerest9
- estuaries9
- resituate9
- satieties9
- sestertia9
- sestertii9
- tessitura9
- tessiture9
- treatises9
- ariettes8
- artistes8
- artsiest8
- estreats8
- iterates8
- restates8
- retastes8
- rustiest8
- satirise8
- satirist8
- seriates8
- sitarist8
- situates8
- statures8
- striates8
- sureties8
- teariest8
- treaties8
- treatise8
- trustees8
- trusties8
- turistas8
- aeriest7
- airiest7
- ariette7
- artiest7
- artiste7
- artists7
- artsies7
- attires7
- aurists7
- austere7
- autists7
- easiest7
- easters7
- estates7
- estreat7
- iratest7
- iterate7
- ratites7
- reissue7
- reseats7
- reseaus7
- resites7
- restate7
- retaste7
- retests7
- satires7
- sauries7
- searest7
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