Is OTHER a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OTHER is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 8 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OTHER mean?
- adjective
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
“today isn't any other day”
- adjective
recently past
“the other evening”
- adjective
belonging to the distant past
“the early inhabitants of Europe”
- adjective
very unusual; different in character or quality from the normal or expected
“a strange, other dimension...where his powers seemed to fail”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
8
Scrabble
7
Words With Friends
5
Letters
O (1) + T (1) + H (4) + E (1) + R (1) = 8 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 OTHER
Single letters that turn OTHER into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Anagrams of OTHER
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from OTHER
The 32 highest-scoring words using these letters.
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