Is LISTENS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LISTENS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 7 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LISTENS mean?
Listens is a form of LISTEN.
- verb
hear with intention
“Listen to the sound of this cello”
- verb
listen and pay attention
“Listen to your father”
- verb
pay close attention to; give heed to
“Heed the advice of the old men”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 7
- Words With Friends
- 9
- Letters
- 7
L (1) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 7 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 LISTENS
Single letters that turn LISTENS into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks1
Back hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the end.
Anagrams of LISTENS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from LISTENS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- enlists7
- silents7
- tinsels7
- elints6
- enlist6
- inlets6
- insets6
- intels6
- islets6
- istles6
- listen6
- silent6
- sliest6
- steins6
- stiles6
- tinsel6
- elint5
- inlet5
- inset5
- intel5
- isles5
- islet5
- istle5
- lenis5
- liens5
- lines5
- lints5
- lists5
- lites5
- neist5
- nests5
- nites5
- senti5
- sents5
- silts5
- sines5
- sites5
- slits5
- snits5
- stein5
- sties5
- stile5
- teins5
- tiles5
- tines5
- ests4
- isle4
- leis4
- lens4
- lent4
- less4
- lest4
- lets4
- lien4
- lies4
- line4
- lins4
- lint4
- list4
- lite4
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