Is GATHERS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, GATHERS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does GATHERS mean?
Gathers is a form of GATHER.
- verb
assemble or get together
“gather some stones”
- verb
collect in one place
“We assembled in the church basement”
- verb
collect or gather
“Journals are accumulating in my office”
- verb
conclude from evidence
“I gather you have not done your homework”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
7
Letters
G (2) + A (1) + T (1) + H (4) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 11 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 GATHERS
GATHERS 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 GATHERS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- garths10
- gasher10
- gather10
- gerahs10
- earths9
- haters9
- hearts9
- garth9
- gerah9
- ghast9
- ghats9
- earth8
- haets8
- hares8
- harts8
- haste8
- hater8
- hates8
- hears8
- heart8
- heats8
- rathe8
- rheas8
- share8
- shart8
- shear8
- tahrs8
- trash8
- argh8
- gash8
- ghat8
- hags8
- shag8
- gaster7
- gaters7
- grates7
- greats7
- retags7
- stager7
- targes7
- eath7
- eths7
- haes7
- haet7
- hare7
- hart7
- hast7
- hate7
- hats7
- hear7
- heat7
- hers7
- hest7
- hets7
- rash7
- rath7
- resh7
- rhea7
- shat7
- shea7
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