Is ESTABLISHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ESTABLISHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ESTABLISHES mean?
Establishes 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
16
Scrabble
17
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) + S (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 ESTABLISHES
ESTABLISHES 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 ESTABLISHES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- stablishes15
- establish14
- bathless13
- stablish13
- esthesias12
- behests12
- bethels12
- blahest12
- esthesia11
- esthesis11
- heatless11
- heliasts11
- hessites11
- shaliest11
- sheitels11
- shelties11
- shitless11
- bashes11
- bathes11
- behest11
- bethel11
- bishes11
- blithe11
- habile11
- habits11
- sahibs11
- thebes11
- ableists10
- astilbes10
- baseless10
- bastiles10
- beasties10
- beatless10
- blasties10
- seisable10
- stabiles10
- ashiest10
- ashless10
- halites10
- haslets10
- hassels10
- hassles10
- hatless10
- heliast10
- hessite10
- hitless10
- leashes10
- saltish10
- sheilas10
- sheitel10
- sheltas10
- sheltie10
- slashes10
- stashes10
- tahsils10
- bahts10
- baith10
- bathe10
- baths10
- beths10
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