Is RETURNS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RETURNS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 7 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does RETURNS mean?
Returns is a form of RETURN.
- verb
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
“return to your native land”
- noun
document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
“his gross income was enough that he had to file a tax return”
- verb
give back
“render money”
- verb
go back to a previous state
“We reverted to the old rules”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
7
Scrabble
9
Words With Friends
7
Letters
R (1) + E (1) + T (1) + U (1) + R (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 7 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 RETURNS
RETURNS 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 RETURNS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from RETURNS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- turners7
- nurser6
- reruns6
- return6
- tuners6
- turner6
- unrest6
- nerts5
- nurse5
- rents5
- rerun5
- ruers5
- runes5
- runts5
- stern5
- surer5
- terns5
- truer5
- trues5
- tuner5
- tunes5
- turns5
- turrs5
- unset5
- erns4
- errs4
- erst4
- nest4
- nets4
- nuts4
- rent4
- rest4
- rets4
- ruer4
- rues4
- rune4
- runs4
- runt4
- ruse4
- rust4
- ruts4
- sent4
- stun4
- suer4
- suet4
- sure4
- tens4
- tern4
- tres4
- true4
- tune4
- tuns4
- turn4
- turr4
- urns4
- user4
- utes4
- ens3
- ern3
- err3
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