Is KILLERS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, KILLERS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does KILLERS mean?
Killers is a form of KILLER.
- noun
someone who causes the death of a person or animal
- noun
the causal agent resulting in death
“heart disease is the biggest killer in the United States”
- noun
a difficulty that is hard to deal with
“that exam was a real killer”
- noun
predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
7
Letters
K (5) + I (1) + L (1) + L (1) + 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 KILLERS
KILLERS 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 KILLERS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- killer10
- krills10
- likers10
- keirs9
- kiers9
- kills9
- krill9
- liker9
- likes9
- siker9
- skell9
- skier9
- skill9
- skirl9
- elks8
- ilks8
- irks8
- keir8
- kier8
- kill8
- kirs8
- kris8
- leks8
- like8
- risk8
- sike8
- silk8
- elk7
- ilk7
- irk7
- kir7
- kis7
- lek7
- ski7
- rilles6
- siller6
- ki6
- iller5
- liers5
- lisle5
- riels5
- riles5
- rille5
- rills5
- slier5
- ells4
- ills4
- ires4
- isle4
- leis4
- lier4
- lies4
- lire4
- reis4
- riel4
- rile4
- rill4
- rise4
- sell4
- sill4
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