Is FRONTIERS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FRONTIERS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FRONTIERS mean?
Frontiers is a form of FRONTIER.
- noun
a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country
“the individualism of the frontier in Andrew Jackson's day”
- noun
an international boundary or the area (often fortified) immediately inside the boundary
- noun
an undeveloped field of study; a topic inviting research and development
“he worked at the frontier of brain science”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 9
F (4) + R (1) + O (1) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 12 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 FRONTIERS
FRONTIERS 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 FRONTIERS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- frontier11
- frostier11
- refronts11
- rotifers11
- forints10
- forties10
- fronter10
- frontes10
- refront10
- rotifer10
- snifter10
- feints9
- fetors9
- finest9
- firers9
- forest9
- forint9
- forrit9
- fortes9
- fortis9
- foster9
- freons9
- friers9
- frites9
- fronts9
- infers9
- infest9
- refits9
- resift9
- rifest9
- sifter9
- soften9
- softer9
- softie9
- strife9
- introrse8
- feint8
- feist8
- ferns8
- fetor8
- finer8
- fines8
- finos8
- firer8
- fires8
- firns8
- first8
- foins8
- foist8
- fonts8
- fores8
- forte8
- forts8
- freon8
- frets8
- frier8
- fries8
- frise8
- frits8
- froes8
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