Is SPECTRES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SPECTRES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SPECTRES mean?
Spectres is a form of SPECTRE.
- noun
a ghostly appearing figure
“we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us”
- noun
a mental representation of some haunting experience
“he looked like he had seen a ghost”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
8
Letters
S (1) + P (3) + E (1) + C (3) + T (1) + R (1) + E (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 SPECTRES
SPECTRES 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 SPECTRES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from SPECTRES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- respects12
- scepters12
- sceptres12
- specters12
- precess11
- recepts11
- respect11
- scepter11
- sceptre11
- specter11
- spectre11
- creeps10
- crepes10
- recept10
- spects10
- cresset9
- pesters9
- presets9
- resects9
- secrets9
- cepes9
- creep9
- crepe9
- crept9
- percs9
- specs9
- spect9
- certes8
- crests8
- erects8
- perses8
- pester8
- peters8
- preset8
- prests8
- recess8
- resect8
- screes8
- secret8
- speers8
- sprees8
- steeps8
- streps8
- terces8
- cepe8
- ceps8
- pecs8
- perc8
- spec8
- ceres7
- certs7
- cetes7
- cress7
- crest7
- erect7
- peers7
- peres7
- perse7
- pests7
- peter7
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