Is LEISTERING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LEISTERING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LEISTERING mean?
Leistering is a form of LEISTER.
- noun
a spear with three or more prongs; used for spearing fish (especially salmon)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
10
Letters
L (1) + E (1) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 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 LEISTERING
LEISTERING 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 LEISTERING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- lingeries10
- reignites10
- relisting10
- streeling10
- resilient9
- tinselier9
- gentiles9
- gentries9
- girliest9
- glintier9
- greenlit9
- igniters9
- integers9
- lignites9
- lingerie9
- lingiest9
- reelings9
- reesting9
- reignite9
- resiling9
- resiting9
- retieing9
- retiling9
- riesling9
- ringlets9
- sleeting9
- steeling9
- steering9
- sterling9
- stingier9
- tinglers9
- tinglier9
- enlister8
- lenities8
- listener8
- niteries8
- nitriles8
- reenlist8
- relisten8
- silenter8
- eelings8
- elegist8
- elegits8
- gentile8
- gentler8
- gentles8
- gerents8
- girlies8
- glisten8
- glister8
- greisen8
- gristle8
- igniter8
- ignites8
- integer8
- leering8
- lignite8
- lingers8
- lingier8
- listing8
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