Is HOISTER a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HOISTER is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HOISTER mean?
- noun
an operator of a hoist
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
9
Words With Friends
7
Letters
H (4) + O (1) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (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 HOISTER
Single letters that turn HOISTER into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Anagrams of HOISTER
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from HOISTER
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- heriots10
- shortie10
- heriot9
- horsie9
- horste9
- hosier9
- others9
- reshot9
- theirs9
- throes9
- ethos8
- heirs8
- heist8
- heros8
- hires8
- hoers8
- hoise8
- hoist8
- horse8
- horst8
- hoser8
- ither8
- other8
- roshi8
- shero8
- shier8
- shire8
- shirt8
- shite8
- shoer8
- shore8
- short8
- shote8
- their8
- those8
- throe8
- eths7
- heir7
- hero7
- hers7
- hest7
- hets7
- hies7
- hire7
- hist7
- hits7
- hoer7
- hoes7
- hose7
- host7
- hots7
- resh7
- rhos7
- shit7
- shoe7
- shot7
- shri7
- sith7
- soth7
- thio7
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