Is NESTOR a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NESTOR is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 6 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NESTOR mean?
- noun
(Greek mythology) a wise old counselor to the Greeks at Troy
- noun
a genus of Psittacidae
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
6
Scrabble
7
Words With Friends
6
Letters
N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + O (1) + R (1) = 6 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 NESTOR
Single letters that turn NESTOR into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Anagrams of NESTOR
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from NESTOR
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- noters6
- stoner6
- tenors6
- tensor6
- toners6
- trones6
- nerts5
- noter5
- notes5
- onset5
- renos5
- rents5
- roset5
- rotes5
- senor5
- seton5
- snore5
- snort5
- steno5
- stern5
- stone5
- store5
- tenor5
- terns5
- toner5
- tones5
- tores5
- torse5
- trone5
- eons4
- erns4
- eros4
- erst4
- nest4
- nets4
- noes4
- nose4
- note4
- ones4
- ores4
- orts4
- reno4
- rent4
- rest4
- rets4
- roes4
- rose4
- rote4
- rots4
- sent4
- snot4
- sone4
- sore4
- sorn4
- sort4
- tens4
- tern4
- toes4
- tone4
- tons4
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