Is SMOTHERED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SMOTHERED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SMOTHERED mean?
- adjective
held in check with difficulty
“a smothered cough”
- adjective
completely covered
“bonnets smothered with flowers”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + M (3) + O (1) + T (1) + H (4) + E (1) + R (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 15 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 SMOTHERED
SMOTHERED 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 SMOTHERED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- mothered14
- theorems13
- homered13
- methods13
- mothers12
- smother12
- theorem12
- thermes12
- thermos12
- meshed12
- method12
- moshed12
- themed12
- modester11
- dehorts11
- othered11
- reshoed11
- shorted11
- homers11
- mosher11
- mother11
- rehems11
- rhemes11
- shmeer11
- themes11
- therme11
- therms11
- homed11
- demotes10
- emerods10
- heteros10
- stormed10
- dehors10
- dehort10
- heders10
- hordes10
- horsed10
- hosted10
- reshod10
- shored10
- hemes10
- herms10
- homer10
- homes10
- meths10
- moths10
- rehem10
- rheme10
- shmoe10
- theme10
- therm10
- emoters9
- meteors9
- remotes9
- demote9
- emerod9
- emoted9
- ethers9
- hereto9
- heroes9
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