Is BISTERS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BISTERS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BISTERS mean?
Bisters is a form of BISTER.
- noun
a water-soluble brownish-yellow pigment made by boiling wood soot
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
9
Scrabble
10
Words With Friends
7
Letters
B (3) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + S (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 BISTERS
BISTERS 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 BISTERS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from BISTERS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bestirs9
- bistres9
- bestir8
- birses8
- bister8
- bistre8
- biters8
- brises8
- tribes8
- bests7
- biers7
- birse7
- bises7
- biter7
- bites7
- bries7
- briss7
- brits7
- ribes7
- tribe7
- resist6
- resits6
- sister6
- best6
- bets6
- bier6
- bise6
- bite6
- bits6
- brie6
- bris6
- brit6
- rebs6
- ribs6
- sibs6
- resit5
- rests5
- rises5
- rites5
- sires5
- sites5
- sties5
- stirs5
- tiers5
- tires5
- tress5
- tries5
- bes5
- bet5
- bis5
- bit5
- reb5
- rib5
- sib5
- erst4
- ests4
- ires4
- reis4
- rest4
- rets4
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