Is ESTABLISHED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ESTABLISHED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ESTABLISHED mean?
- adjective
brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established
“the established social order”
- adjective
settled securely and unconditionally
“that smoking causes health problems is an accomplished fact”
- adjective
conforming with accepted standards
“a conventional view of the world”
- adjective
shown to be valid beyond a reasonable doubt
“the established facts in the case”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
11
Letters
E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + A (1) + B (3) + L (1) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + E (1) + D (2) = 17 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 ESTABLISHED
ESTABLISHED 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 ESTABLISHED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- stablished16
- bethesdas15
- establish14
- bethesda14
- shedable14
- deathless13
- diatheses13
- bathless13
- stablish13
- baldish13
- beheads13
- habited13
- hidable13
- tableside12
- dashiest12
- headiest12
- headless12
- headsets12
- hideless12
- shadiest12
- behests12
- bethels12
- blahest12
- bashed12
- bathed12
- behead12
- beheld12
- abseiled11
- basseted11
- beadiest11
- beladies11
- besteads11
- bilsteds11
- debtless11
- diabetes11
- disables11
- editable11
- esthesia11
- heatless11
- heliasts11
- shaliest11
- sheitels11
- shelties11
- daleths11
- deashes11
- halides11
- hassled11
- headset11
- heisted11
- leashed11
- shields11
- slashed11
- stashed11
- bashes11
- bathes11
- behest11
- bethel11
- bishes11
- blithe11
- habile11
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