Is NATURALISTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NATURALISTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NATURALISTS mean?
Naturalists is a form of NATURALIST.
- noun
an advocate of the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms
- noun
a biologist knowledgeable about natural history (especially botany and zoology)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
11
Letters
N (1) + A (1) + T (1) + U (1) + R (1) + A (1) + L (1) + I (1) + S (1) + T (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 NATURALISTS
NATURALISTS 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 NATURALISTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- naturalist10
- altruists9
- antirusts9
- lutanists9
- naturists9
- saturants9
- ultraists9
- altruist8
- antirust8
- artisans8
- australs8
- insulars8
- intrusts8
- lutanist8
- naturals8
- naturist8
- rattails8
- rutilant8
- satanist8
- saturant8
- saurians8
- striatal8
- stunsail8
- sultanas8
- tantalus8
- tissular8
- titulars8
- transits8
- tsarinas8
- turistas8
- ultraist8
- antiars7
- anurias7
- aristas7
- artisan7
- artists7
- assault7
- astrals7
- attains7
- aurists7
- austral7
- autists7
- instals7
- instars7
- insular7
- insults7
- intrust7
- issuant7
- lariats7
- latinas7
- latrias7
- lattins7
- lutists7
- natural7
- nutrias7
- ranulas7
- ratlins7
- rattail7
- rattans7
- rituals7
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