Is PAINTERS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PAINTERS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PAINTERS mean?
Painters is a form of PAINTER.
- noun
an artist who paints
- noun
a worker who is employed to cover objects with paint
- noun
a line that is attached to the bow of a boat and used for tying up (as when docking or towing)
- noun
large American feline resembling a lion
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
8
Letters
P (3) + A (1) + I (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + S (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 PAINTERS
PAINTERS 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 PAINTERS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from PAINTERS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pantries10
- pertains10
- pinaster10
- pristane10
- repaints10
- arpents9
- entraps9
- painter9
- paniers9
- panties9
- parents9
- parties9
- pastern9
- pastier9
- patines9
- pertain9
- piaster9
- piastre9
- pirates9
- praties9
- pterins9
- rapines9
- repaint9
- sapient9
- spinate9
- spirant9
- traipse9
- trepans9
- arpens8
- arpent8
- aspire8
- enrapt8
- entrap8
- esprit8
- instep8
- paints8
- panier8
- pantie8
- parens8
- parent8
- paries8
- paster8
- pastie8
- patens8
- paters8
- patine8
- patins8
- petsai8
- pietas8
- pineta8
- pintas8
- pirate8
- praise8
- prates8
- pratie8
- priest8
- prints8
- pterin8
- ptisan8
- rapine8
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