Is ELDESTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ELDESTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 8 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ELDESTS mean?
Eldests is a form of ELDEST.
- adjective
first in order of birth
“the firstborn child”
- noun
the offspring who came first in the order of birth
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 8
- Words With Friends
- n/a
- Letters
- 7
E (1) + L (1) + D (2) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 8 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 ELDESTS
ELDESTS 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 ELDESTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- eldest7
- steeds7
- sleets6
- steels6
- steles6
- deets6
- deles6
- delts6
- ledes6
- seeds6
- sleds6
- steed6
- leets5
- seels5
- sleet5
- steel5
- stele5
- teels5
- teles5
- dees5
- deet5
- dele5
- dels5
- delt5
- elds5
- lede5
- seed5
- sled5
- teds5
- teed5
- eels4
- else4
- eses4
- esse4
- ests4
- lees4
- leet4
- less4
- lest4
- lets4
- seel4
- sees4
- sels4
- sets4
- teel4
- tees4
- tele4
- tels4
- dee4
- del4
- eds4
- eld4
- led4
- ted4
- eel3
- els3
- ess3
- est3
- lee3
- let3
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