Is ESTABLISHER a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ESTABLISHER is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ESTABLISHER mean?
Establisher is a form of ESTABLISH.
- verb
set up or found
“She set up a literacy program”
- verb
set up or lay the groundwork for
“establish a new department”
- verb
establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
“The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound”
- verb
institute, enact, or establish
“make laws”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 16
- Words With Friends
- 17
- Letters
- 11
E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + A (1) + B (3) + L (1) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + E (1) + R (1) = 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 ESTABLISHER
Single letters that turn ESTABLISHER into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Anagrams of ESTABLISHER
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from ESTABLISHER
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- reestablish16
- breathless15
- herbalists15
- brashiest14
- establish14
- herbalist14
- heritable14
- bathless13
- blathers13
- blethers13
- blithers13
- brashest13
- breathes13
- halberts13
- herbiest13
- herbless13
- hireable13
- sherbets13
- stablish13
- heartless12
- bashers12
- bathers12
- bearish12
- behests12
- berthas12
- bethels12
- blahest12
- blather12
- blether12
- blither12
- brashes12
- breathe12
- breaths12
- halbert12
- herbals12
- hirable12
- sherbet12
- abseilers11
- arbelests11
- beastlier11
- bleariest11
- liberates11
- restables11
- esthesia11
- hairless11
- halteres11
- harslets11
- hearties11
- heatless11
- heirless11
- heisters11
- heliasts11
- leathers11
- relishes11
- shaliest11
- sheitels11
- shelters11
- shelties11
- slathers11
- slithers11
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