Is ELDERBERRY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ELDERBERRY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ELDERBERRY mean?
- noun
a common shrub with black fruit or a small tree of Europe and Asia; fruit used for wines and jellies
- noun
berrylike fruit of an elder used for e.g. wines and jellies
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
E (1) + L (1) + D (2) + E (1) + R (1) + B (3) + E (1) + R (1) + R (1) + Y (4) = 16 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 ELDERBERRY
ELDERBERRY 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 ELDERBERRY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- deerberry15
- byrled12
- debye11
- derby11
- bleeder10
- breeder10
- rebreed10
- redeye10
- beery10
- berry10
- beryl10
- rebred9
- derry9
- dryer9
- redly9
- redry9
- redye9
- reedy9
- byre9
- byrl9
- bedel8
- bleed8
- brede8
- breed8
- leery8
- dyer8
- eyed8
- yeld8
- bey8
- bye8
- leered7
- reeled7
- rebel7
- bled7
- bred7
- eely7
- eery7
- eyer7
- eyre7
- lyre7
- rely7
- dey7
- dry7
- dye7
- by7
- reeler6
- eeled6
- elder6
- erred6
- beer6
- bree6
- brrr6
- bed6
- deb6
- eye6
- ley6
- lye6
- rye6
- yer6
- deer5
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