Is RESTRICTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RESTRICTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does RESTRICTS mean?
Restricts is a form of RESTRICT.
- verb
place restrictions on
“curtail drinking in school”
- verb
place under restrictions; limit access to by law
“this substance is controlled”
- verb
place limits on (extent or amount or access)
“restrict the use of this parking lot”
- verb
prevent (information) from being circulated or disclosed
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Letters
- 9
R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + R (1) + I (1) + C (3) + T (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 RESTRICTS
RESTRICTS 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 RESTRICTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- critters10
- restrict10
- stricter10
- trisects10
- critter9
- trisect9
- citers8
- crests8
- criers8
- crises8
- recits8
- ricers8
- scries8
- steric8
- strict8
- trices8
- ritters7
- sitters7
- territs7
- certs7
- cesti7
- cires7
- cists7
- citer7
- cites7
- cress7
- crest7
- crier7
- cries7
- crits7
- etics7
- recit7
- recti7
- ricer7
- rices7
- sects7
- sices7
- trice7
- resist6
- resits6
- risers6
- ritter6
- sister6
- sitter6
- territ6
- testis6
- tetris6
- titers6
- titres6
- triers6
- triste6
- triter6
- cert6
- cess6
- cire6
- cist6
- cite6
- cris6
- crit6
- etic6
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