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
- Scrabble
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 7
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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