Is SETTLERS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SETTLERS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 8 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SETTLERS mean?
Settlers is a form of SETTLER.
- noun
a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country
- noun
a negotiator who settles disputes
- noun
a clerk in a betting shop who calculates the winnings
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 8
- Words With Friends
- 9
- Letters
- 8
S (1) + E (1) + T (1) + T (1) + L (1) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 8 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 SETTLERS
SETTLERS 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 SETTLERS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from SETTLERS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- sterlets8
- trestles8
- letters7
- retests7
- setters7
- settler7
- settles7
- sterlet7
- streels7
- streets7
- tersest7
- testers7
- tressel7
- trestle7
- esters6
- lesser6
- letter6
- reests6
- relets6
- resets6
- retest6
- serest6
- sestet6
- setter6
- settle6
- sleets6
- steels6
- steers6
- steles6
- steres6
- streel6
- street6
- tester6
- testes6
- tsetse6
- erses5
- ester5
- leers5
- leets5
- reels5
- reest5
- relet5
- reses5
- reset5
- rests5
- seels5
- seers5
- seres5
- setts5
- sleet5
- steel5
- steer5
- stele5
- stere5
- stets5
- teels5
- teles5
- teres5
- terse5
- tests5
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