Is EARWIGS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, EARWIGS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does EARWIGS mean?
Earwigs is a form of EARWIG.
- noun
any of numerous insects of the order Dermaptera having elongate bodies and slender many-jointed antennae and a pair of large pincers at the rear of the abdomen
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Letters
- 7
E (1) + A (1) + R (1) + W (4) + I (1) + G (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 EARWIGS
EARWIGS 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 EARWIGS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- earwig10
- gawsie10
- swager10
- wagers10
- swage9
- wager9
- wages9
- resaw8
- sawer8
- sewar8
- sware8
- swear8
- wairs8
- wares8
- wears8
- weirs8
- wires8
- wiser8
- wries8
- grew8
- swag8
- swig8
- wage8
- wags8
- wigs8
- sagier7
- awes7
- raws7
- waes7
- wair7
- ware7
- wars7
- wear7
- weir7
- wire7
- wise7
- wag7
- wig7
- aegis6
- agers6
- gears6
- rages6
- ragis6
- sager6
- sarge6
- awe6
- raw6
- saw6
- sew6
- wae6
- war6
- was6
- wis6
- arise5
- raise5
- reais5
- serai5
- ager5
- ages5
- areg5
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