Is BOATERS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BOATERS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BOATERS mean?
Boaters is a form of BOATER.
- noun
a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown
- noun
someone who drives or rides in a boat
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
9
Scrabble
10
Words With Friends
7
Letters
B (3) + O (1) + A (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 BOATERS
BOATERS 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 BOATERS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from BOATERS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- boaster9
- borates9
- rebatos9
- sorbate9
- aborts8
- barest8
- baster8
- boarts8
- boater8
- borate8
- boreas8
- breast8
- broast8
- rebato8
- sorbet8
- strobe8
- tabers8
- tabors8
- abets7
- abort7
- bares7
- baser7
- baste7
- bates7
- bears7
- beast7
- beats7
- besot7
- betas7
- boars7
- boart7
- boast7
- boats7
- boras7
- bores7
- borts7
- botas7
- braes7
- brats7
- brose7
- robes7
- saber7
- sabot7
- sabre7
- sober7
- taber7
- tabes7
- tabor7
- oaters6
- orates6
- osetra6
- abet6
- arbs6
- baes6
- bare6
- bars6
- base6
- bast6
- bate6
- bats6
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