Is RELEASED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RELEASED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does RELEASED mean?
Released is a form of RELEASE.
- verb
release, as from one's grip
“Let go of the door handle, please!”
- noun
merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film)
“a new release from the London Symphony Orchestra”
- verb
grant freedom to; free from confinement
- verb
let (something) fall or spill from a container
“turn the flour onto a plate”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
9
Scrabble
10
Words With Friends
8
Letters
R (1) + E (1) + L (1) + E (1) + A (1) + S (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 9 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 RELEASED
RELEASED 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 RELEASED
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from RELEASED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- resealed9
- dealers8
- easeled8
- lasered8
- leaders8
- release7
- alders7
- dealer7
- elders7
- erased7
- laders7
- leader7
- leased7
- leered7
- reeled7
- reseda7
- reseed7
- sealed7
- seared7
- seeder7
- seeled7
- larees6
- leaser6
- reales6
- resale6
- reseal6
- sealer6
- aedes6
- alder6
- dales6
- dares6
- deals6
- dears6
- deers6
- deles6
- drees6
- eared6
- eased6
- eeled6
- elder6
- lader6
- lades6
- lards6
- lased6
- leads6
- ledes6
- rased6
- reads6
- redes6
- reeds6
- seder6
- sered6
- arles5
- earls5
- easel5
- easer5
- erase5
- laree5
- lares5
- laser5
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