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
8
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
7
Letters
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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