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
- Scrabble
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Letters
- 8
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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