Is SCATTERGUNS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SCATTERGUNS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SCATTERGUNS mean?
Scatterguns is a form of SCATTERGUN.
- noun
firearm that is a double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
11
Letters
S (1) + C (3) + A (1) + T (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + G (2) + U (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 14 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 SCATTERGUNS
SCATTERGUNS 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 SCATTERGUNS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- scattergun13
- recusants11
- transects11
- truncates11
- cutgrass11
- cuttages11
- scutages11
- assurgent10
- strangest10
- cantuses10
- centaurs10
- curtness10
- encrusts10
- nutcases10
- recusant10
- scantest10
- scatters10
- scutters10
- suncares10
- transect10
- truncate10
- uncrates10
- cangues10
- catguts10
- cuttage10
- scutage10
- uncages10
- gauntest9
- nutgrass9
- stranges9
- actress9
- acutest9
- ancress9
- arcuses9
- ascents9
- caestus9
- canters9
- carnets9
- caserns9
- casters9
- causers9
- centaur9
- cesuras9
- crusets9
- cuestas9
- curates9
- curtate9
- curtest9
- cutters9
- encrust9
- nectars9
- nutcase9
- recants9
- recasts9
- saucers9
- scanter9
- scatter9
- scutate9
- scutter9
- secants9
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