Is LODESTAR a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LODESTAR is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LODESTAR mean?
- noun
guiding star; a star that is used as a reference point in navigation or astronomy
- noun
something that serves as a model or guide
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 10
- Letters
- 8
L (1) + O (1) + D (2) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + A (1) + R (1) = 9 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 LODESTAR
Single letters that turn LODESTAR 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 LODESTAR
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from LODESTAR
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- delators9
- leotards9
- dartles8
- delator8
- leotard8
- loaders8
- oldster8
- ordeals8
- reloads8
- roasted8
- solated8
- torsade8
- olestra7
- adores7
- alders7
- aldose7
- dartle7
- daters7
- deltas7
- derats7
- desalt7
- dorsal7
- dorsel7
- doters7
- laders7
- lasted7
- loader7
- oldest7
- orated7
- ordeal7
- oreads7
- reload7
- resold7
- retold7
- salted7
- sarode7
- slated7
- soared7
- solder7
- sorted7
- staled7
- stared7
- stoled7
- stored7
- strode7
- trades7
- treads7
- alerts6
- alters6
- artels6
- estral6
- laster6
- oaters6
- orates6
- osetra6
- osteal6
- ostler6
- ratels6
- salter6
- slater6
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