Is SMOTHER a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SMOTHER is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SMOTHER mean?
- verb
envelop completely
“smother the meat in gravy”
- verb
deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
“Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow”
- verb
suppress in order to conceal or hide
“smother a yawn”
- noun
a confused multitude of things
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Letters
- 7
S (1) + M (3) + O (1) + T (1) + H (4) + E (1) + R (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 SMOTHER
Single letters that turn SMOTHER into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Anagrams of SMOTHER
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from SMOTHER
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- mothers12
- thermos12
- homers11
- mosher11
- mother11
- therms11
- herms10
- homer10
- homes10
- meths10
- moths10
- shmoe10
- therm10
- horste9
- others9
- reshot9
- throes9
- hems9
- herm9
- home9
- homs9
- mesh9
- meth9
- mhos9
- mosh9
- moth9
- ohms9
- shmo9
- them9
- metros8
- ethos8
- heros8
- hoers8
- horse8
- horst8
- hoser8
- other8
- shero8
- shoer8
- shore8
- short8
- shote8
- those8
- throe8
- hem8
- hom8
- meh8
- mho8
- ohm8
- metro7
- mores7
- morse7
- morts7
- moste7
- motes7
- omers7
- smote7
- storm7
- terms7
- tomes7
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