Is BASTARDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BASTARDS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BASTARDS mean?
Bastards is a form of BASTARD.
- noun
insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
- noun
the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents
- noun
derogatory term for a variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin
“the architecture was a kind of bastard suggesting Gothic but not true Gothic”
- adjective
fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Letters
- 8
B (3) + A (1) + S (1) + T (1) + A (1) + R (1) + D (2) + 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 BASTARDS
BASTARDS 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 BASTARDS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bastard10
- batards10
- tabards10
- badass9
- batard9
- tabard9
- rabats8
- sabras8
- bards8
- brads8
- darbs8
- drabs8
- basts7
- brass7
- brats7
- rabat7
- sabra7
- stabs7
- bads7
- bard7
- brad7
- dabs7
- darb7
- drab7
- darts6
- drats6
- sards6
- trads6
- abas6
- arbs6
- baas6
- bars6
- bass6
- bast6
- bats6
- bras6
- brat6
- sabs6
- stab6
- tabs6
- bad6
- dab6
- stars5
- trass5
- tsars5
- dart5
- data5
- drat5
- rads5
- sard5
- tads5
- trad5
- aba5
- abs5
- arb5
- baa5
- bar5
- bas5
- bat5
- bra5
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