Is NEATS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NEATS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 5 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NEATS mean?
Neats is a form of NEAT.
- adjective
clean or organized
“her neat dress”
- adjective
showing care in execution
“neat homework”
- adjective
free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed
“he landed a clean left on his opponent's cheek”
- adjective
superficially impressive, but lacking depth and attention to the true complexities of a subject
“too facile a solution for so complex a problem”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
5
Scrabble
6
Words With Friends
5
Letters
N (1) + E (1) + A (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 5 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 NEATS
NEATS 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.
Anagrams of NEATS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from NEATS
The 59 highest-scoring words using these letters.
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