Is NEPOTISTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NEPOTISTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NEPOTISTS mean?
Nepotists is a form of NEPOTIST.
- noun
a powerful person who shows favoritism to relatives or close friends
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
9
Letters
N (1) + E (1) + P (3) + O (1) + T (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 NEPOTISTS
NEPOTISTS 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 NEPOTISTS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from NEPOTISTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pottiness11
- nepotist10
- insteps9
- pintoes9
- pistons9
- pointes9
- posiest9
- posties9
- postins9
- potsies9
- potties9
- sopites9
- spinets9
- spinose9
- spintos9
- stepson9
- tiptoes9
- stoniest8
- estops8
- inspos8
- instep8
- netops8
- opines8
- opsins8
- pestos8
- pinots8
- pintos8
- pistes8
- piston8
- pitons8
- pitots8
- pointe8
- points8
- poises8
- ponies8
- pontes8
- posies8
- posits8
- posset8
- postie8
- postin8
- potent8
- potsie8
- ptoses8
- ptosis8
- snipes8
- sopite8
- spines8
- spinet8
- spinto8
- spites8
- stipes8
- stopes8
- tinpot8
- tiptoe8
- nosiest7
- stetson7
- stotins7
- testons7
- toniest7
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