Is RESTRAINERS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RESTRAINERS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does RESTRAINERS mean?
Restrainers is a form of RESTRAINER.
- noun
a chemical that is added to a photographic developer in order to retard development and reduce the amount of fog on a film
- noun
a person who directs and restrains
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
11
Letters
R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + R (1) + A (1) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 11 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 RESTRAINERS
RESTRAINERS 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 RESTRAINERS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- errantries10
- restrainer10
- arresters9
- arsenites9
- inserters9
- irateness9
- rasterise9
- rearrests9
- reinserts9
- resinates9
- restrains9
- retainers9
- stearines9
- strainers9
- tarriness9
- teariness9
- ternaries9
- arenites8
- arrester8
- arsenite8
- arteries8
- artiness8
- assenter8
- asserter8
- earnests8
- etesians8
- inserter8
- rareness8
- rearrest8
- reassert8
- reinsert8
- reinters8
- rentiers8
- reraises8
- resinate8
- resister8
- restrain8
- retainer8
- retirers8
- retrains8
- retsinas8
- sarsenet8
- sentries8
- seriates8
- serrates8
- stainers8
- starrier8
- stearine8
- stearins8
- steranes8
- stirrers8
- strainer8
- tarriers8
- tarsiers8
- teniases8
- terrains8
- terranes8
- terrases8
- terrasse8
- terriers8
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