Is PUBLISHERS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PUBLISHERS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PUBLISHERS mean?
Publishers is a form of PUBLISHER.
- noun
a firm in the publishing business
- noun
a person engaged in publishing periodicals or books or music
- noun
the proprietor of a newspaper
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
10
Letters
P (3) + U (1) + B (3) + L (1) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + 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 PUBLISHERS
PUBLISHERS 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 PUBLISHERS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bhelpuris16
- publisher16
- publishes16
- republish16
- bhelpuri15
- publish14
- blushers13
- hubrises13
- plushier13
- plushies13
- blueish12
- blusher12
- blushes12
- brushes12
- bushels12
- bushers12
- bushier12
- bushies12
- hipless12
- hirples12
- hubless12
- pishers12
- plusher12
- plushes12
- plushie12
- pushers12
- pushier12
- reships12
- slushier11
- bishes11
- bluish11
- bushel11
- busher11
- bushes11
- hirple11
- hubris11
- perish11
- pisher11
- pishes11
- pusher11
- pushes11
- reship11
- shleps11
- shlubs11
- shrubs11
- hirsels10
- hirsles10
- hurlies10
- slushie10
- superb10
- blush10
- bruhs10
- brush10
- buhls10
- buhrs10
- helps10
- herbs10
- plush10
- ships10
- shlep10
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