Is DEARIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DEARIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 8 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DEARIES mean?
Dearies is a form of DEARY.
- noun
a special loved one
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
8
Scrabble
8
Words With Friends
7
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + A (1) + R (1) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 8 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 DEARIES
DEARIES 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 DEARIES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from DEARIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- readies8
- aeried7
- aiders7
- deairs7
- dearie7
- desire7
- eiders7
- erased7
- irades7
- raised7
- rediae7
- redias7
- resaid7
- reseda7
- reside7
- seared7
- aeries6
- easier6
- aedes6
- aider6
- aides6
- aired6
- aside6
- dares6
- deair6
- dears6
- deers6
- drees6
- dries6
- eared6
- eased6
- eider6
- ideas6
- irade6
- raids6
- rased6
- reads6
- redes6
- redia6
- reeds6
- resid6
- rides6
- seder6
- sered6
- sired6
- aerie5
- arise5
- easer5
- erase5
- raise5
- reais5
- saree5
- serai5
- siree5
- aide5
- aids5
- arid5
- dais5
- dare5
- dear5
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