Is PAYMASTERS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PAYMASTERS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PAYMASTERS mean?
Paymasters is a form of PAYMASTER.
- noun
a person in charge of paying wages
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
P (3) + A (1) + Y (4) + M (3) + A (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 17 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 PAYMASTERS
PAYMASTERS 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.
Words you can make from PAYMASTERS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- paymaster16
- spymaster16
- apyrases13
- trampy13
- restamps12
- stampers12
- apyrase12
- mastery12
- pessary12
- satrapy12
- spryest12
- streamy12
- empty12
- restamp11
- stamper11
- tampers11
- mateys11
- mayest11
- myases11
- pastry11
- payers11
- payess11
- repays11
- smarty11
- smeary11
- sprays11
- steamy11
- system11
- assayer10
- estrays10
- stayers10
- praams10
- remaps10
- sperms10
- stamps10
- tamper10
- tramps10
- apery10
- etyma10
- massy10
- matey10
- mayas10
- mayst10
- meaty10
- messy10
- party10
- pasty10
- patsy10
- payer10
- peaty10
- pesty10
- prays10
- preys10
- pyres10
- raspy10
- repay10
- samey10
- seamy10
- spays10
- spray10
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