Is FATHERLESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FATHERLESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FATHERLESS mean?
- adjective
having no living father
- adjective
not having a known or legally responsible father
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
10
Letters
F (4) + A (1) + T (1) + H (4) + E (1) + R (1) + L (1) + E (1) + S (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 FATHERLESS
FATHERLESS 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 FATHERLESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- feathers14
- flashers14
- fleshers14
- freshest14
- freshets14
- fathers13
- feather13
- flasher13
- flashes13
- flesher13
- fleshes13
- freshes13
- freshet13
- hafters13
- hefters13
- herself13
- terefah13
- heartless12
- afresh12
- fashes12
- father12
- hafter12
- hefter12
- shafts12
- sheafs12
- trefah12
- fearless11
- feasters11
- fretless11
- halteres11
- harslets11
- heatless11
- leathers11
- reflates11
- shelters11
- slathers11
- flash11
- flesh11
- fresh11
- hafts11
- hefts11
- shaft11
- sheaf11
- shelf11
- aethers10
- afreets10
- ashlers10
- falsest10
- falters10
- fatless10
- feaster10
- festers10
- haltere10
- halters10
- harslet10
- haslets10
- hatless10
- healers10
- hearses10
- heaters10
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