Is FREIGHTERS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FREIGHTERS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FREIGHTERS mean?
Freighters is a form of FREIGHTER.
- noun
a cargo ship
“they did much of their overseas trade in foreign bottoms”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
F (4) + R (1) + E (1) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 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 FREIGHTERS
FREIGHTERS 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 FREIGHTERS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- freighter16
- fighters15
- freights15
- refights15
- fighter14
- freight14
- frights14
- refight14
- regifters13
- fresher13
- freshet13
- hefters13
- heftier13
- heifers13
- refresh13
- shifter13
- fights13
- fright13
- figtrees12
- grifters12
- regifter12
- righters12
- fetish12
- firths12
- fisher12
- friths12
- hefter12
- heifer12
- sherif12
- shrift12
- fight12
- ferrites11
- figtree11
- giftees11
- grifter11
- regifts11
- resight11
- righter11
- sighter11
- firth11
- fresh11
- frith11
- hefts11
- shift11
- thief11
- ferrets10
- ferries10
- ferrite10
- heister10
- herries10
- refires10
- refries10
- rehires10
- eights10
- friges10
- giftee10
- girths10
- griefs10
- grifts10
- griths10
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