Is OYSTER a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OYSTER is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OYSTER mean?
- noun
marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters
- noun
edible body of any of numerous oysters
- noun
a small muscle on each side of the back of a fowl
- verb
gather oysters, dig oysters
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
9
Scrabble
8
Words With Friends
6
Letters
O (1) + Y (4) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) = 9 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 OYSTER
Single letters that turn OYSTER into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Anagrams of OYSTER
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from OYSTER
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- storey9
- toyers9
- oyers8
- ryots8
- story8
- stroy8
- toyer8
- treys8
- troys8
- tyers8
- tyres8
- tyros8
- yores8
- oyer7
- oyes7
- rosy7
- ryes7
- ryot7
- stey7
- stye7
- tory7
- toys7
- trey7
- troy7
- tyer7
- tyes7
- tyre7
- tyro7
- yore7
- rye6
- soy6
- sty6
- toy6
- try6
- tye6
- yer6
- yes6
- yet6
- roset5
- rotes5
- store5
- tores5
- torse5
- oy5
- ye5
- yo5
- eros4
- erst4
- ores4
- orts4
- rest4
- rets4
- roes4
- rose4
- rote4
- rots4
- sore4
- sort4
- toes4
- tore4
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