Is FERRETS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FERRETS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FERRETS mean?
Ferrets is a form of FERRET.
- noun
musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct
- noun
domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits
- verb
hound or harry relentlessly
- verb
hunt with ferrets
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
10
Words With Friends
7
Letters
F (4) + E (1) + R (1) + R (1) + E (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 10 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 FERRETS
FERRETS 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 FERRETS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ferret9
- fester9
- freers9
- freest9
- freres9
- refers9
- feres8
- fetes8
- freer8
- frees8
- frere8
- frets8
- reefs8
- refer8
- efts7
- fees7
- feet7
- fere7
- fest7
- fete7
- fets7
- free7
- fret7
- reef7
- refs7
- reft7
- serf7
- tref7
- rester6
- terser6
- efs6
- eft6
- fee6
- fer6
- fes6
- fet6
- ref6
- ester5
- reest5
- reset5
- serer5
- steer5
- stere5
- teres5
- terse5
- trees5
- ef5
- fe5
- errs4
- erst4
- rees4
- rest4
- rete4
- rets4
- seer4
- sere4
- tees4
- tree4
- tres4
- ere3
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