Is MALLETS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MALLETS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MALLETS mean?
Mallets is a form of MALLET.
- noun
a sports implement with a long handle and a head like a hammer; used in sports (polo or croquet) to hit a ball
- noun
a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
- noun
a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden); used to drive wedges or ram down paving stones or for crushing or beating or flattening or smoothing
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
9
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
7
Letters
M (3) + A (1) + L (1) + L (1) + E (1) + T (1) + S (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 MALLETS
MALLETS 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 MALLETS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- lamest8
- mallet8
- metals8
- samlet8
- almes7
- lames7
- males7
- malls7
- malts7
- mates7
- meals7
- meats7
- mells7
- melts7
- metal7
- satem7
- small7
- smalt7
- smell7
- smelt7
- steam7
- tames7
- teams7
- sallet6
- stella6
- alme6
- alms6
- elms6
- lame6
- lams6
- maes6
- male6
- mall6
- malt6
- mast6
- mate6
- mats6
- meal6
- meat6
- mell6
- mels6
- melt6
- mesa6
- meta6
- same6
- seam6
- slam6
- stem6
- tame6
- tams6
- team6
- least5
- setal5
- slate5
- stale5
- stall5
- steal5
- stela5
- taels5
- tales5
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