Is POLTERGEISTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, POLTERGEISTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does POLTERGEISTS mean?
Poltergeists is a form of POLTERGEIST.
- noun
a ghost that announces its presence with rapping and the creation of disorder
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
12
Letters
P (3) + O (1) + L (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + G (2) + E (1) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 15 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 POLTERGEISTS
POLTERGEISTS 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 POLTERGEISTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- poltergeist14
- epistolers12
- pistoleers12
- gospelers12
- prestiges12
- serpigoes12
- sproglets12
- sortileges11
- epistlers11
- epistoler11
- leprosies11
- pistoleer11
- poetisers11
- politesse11
- portliest11
- potteries11
- splitters11
- sportiest11
- teleports11
- gospeler11
- gossiper11
- perogies11
- prestige11
- proteges11
- serpigos11
- spiegels11
- sproglet11
- glottises10
- grisettes10
- sortilege10
- epistler10
- epistles10
- peltries10
- perlites10
- pestiest10
- petioles10
- pistoles10
- plotters10
- plottier10
- plotties10
- poetiser10
- poetises10
- poetless10
- poetries10
- poitrels10
- politest10
- portless10
- pretests10
- pretties10
- proettes10
- prosiest10
- prosties10
- protests10
- protists10
- reposits10
- reptiles10
- respites10
- resplits10
- ripostes10
- spelters10
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