Is PESTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PESTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 7 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PESTS mean?
Pests is a form of PEST.
- noun
a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
- noun
any epidemic disease with a high death rate
- noun
a persistently annoying person
- noun
any unwanted and destructive insect or other animal that attacks food or crops or livestock etc.
“he sprayed the garden to get rid of pests”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
7
Scrabble
8
Words With Friends
5
Letters
P (3) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 7 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 PESTS
PESTS 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 PESTS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from PESTS
The 21 highest-scoring words using these letters.
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