Is PAYMASTER a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PAYMASTER is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PAYMASTER mean?
- noun
a person in charge of paying wages
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
P (3) + A (1) + Y (4) + M (3) + A (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) = 16 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 PAYMASTER
Single letters that turn PAYMASTER 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
Words you can make from PAYMASTER
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- trampy13
- apyrase12
- mastery12
- satrapy12
- streamy12
- empty12
- restamp11
- stamper11
- tampers11
- mateys11
- mayest11
- pastry11
- payers11
- repays11
- smarty11
- smeary11
- steamy11
- praams10
- remaps10
- tamper10
- tramps10
- apery10
- etyma10
- matey10
- mayas10
- mayst10
- meaty10
- party10
- pasty10
- patsy10
- payer10
- peaty10
- pesty10
- prays10
- preys10
- pyres10
- raspy10
- repay10
- samey10
- seamy10
- spray10
- tryma10
- types10
- astray9
- estray9
- stayer9
- tayras9
- yarest9
- perms9
- praam9
- prams9
- ramps9
- remap9
- sperm9
- stamp9
- tamps9
- temps9
- tramp9
- army9
- espy9
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