Is NEITHER a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NEITHER is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NEITHER mean?
- adjective
not either; not one or the other
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
10
Words With Friends
7
Letters
N (1) + E (1) + I (1) + T (1) + H (4) + E (1) + R (1) = 10 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 NEITHER
NEITHER 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 NEITHER
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from NEITHER
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- therein10
- either9
- herein9
- hinter9
- inhere9
- nether9
- theine9
- ether8
- hiree8
- ither8
- thein8
- their8
- there8
- thine8
- three8
- heir7
- hent7
- here7
- hern7
- hint7
- hire7
- thee7
- then7
- thin7
- thir7
- entire6
- retine6
- triene6
- eth6
- hen6
- her6
- het6
- hie6
- hin6
- hit6
- nth6
- the6
- enter5
- inert5
- inter5
- niter5
- nitre5
- rente5
- retie5
- terne5
- treen5
- trine5
- eh5
- he5
- hi5
- erne4
- nite4
- rein4
- rent4
- rete4
- rite4
- teen4
- tein4
- tern4
- tier4
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