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
- Scrabble
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 10
- Letters
- 8
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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