Is SAMARITANS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SAMARITANS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SAMARITANS mean?
Samaritans is a form of SAMARITAN.
- noun
a member of the people inhabiting Samaria in biblical times
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
10
Letters
S (1) + A (1) + M (3) + A (1) + R (1) + I (1) + T (1) + A (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 12 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 SAMARITANS
SAMARITANS 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 SAMARITANS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- samaritan11
- amanitas10
- mantissa10
- marantas10
- martians10
- satanism10
- staminas10
- tamarins10
- amanita9
- amritas9
- asramas9
- atamans9
- mantras9
- maranta9
- marinas9
- martian9
- martins9
- matrass9
- samaras9
- samsara9
- santims9
- stamina9
- stasima9
- tamarin9
- tamaris9
- taramas9
- tsarism9
- artisans8
- tsarinas8
- airman8
- amarna8
- amrita8
- amrits8
- animas8
- asrama8
- ataman8
- atmans8
- inarms8
- maists8
- manats8
- manias8
- mantas8
- mantis8
- mantra8
- marina8
- martin8
- matins8
- ramins8
- samara8
- santim8
- simars8
- smarts8
- tamari8
- tarama8
- antiars7
- aristas7
- artisan7
- astasia7
- instars7
- santirs7
Study SAMARITANS and related words
Have a full rack? Use the word finder to find every word you can play.