Is SPINSTERS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SPINSTERS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SPINSTERS mean?
Spinsters is a form of SPINSTER.
- noun
an elderly unmarried woman
- noun
someone who spins (who twists fibers into threads)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + P (3) + I (1) + N (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 11 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 SPINSTERS
SPINSTERS 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 SPINSTERS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- persists10
- spinster10
- esprits9
- insteps9
- persist9
- pissers9
- priests9
- prisses9
- pterins9
- sitreps9
- snipers9
- spinets9
- spriest9
- sprints9
- sprites9
- stirpes9
- stripes9
- esprit8
- instep8
- pisser8
- pisses8
- pistes8
- prests8
- priest8
- prints8
- prises8
- pterin8
- repins8
- ripens8
- ripest8
- sepsis8
- sitrep8
- sniper8
- snipes8
- speirs8
- speiss8
- spiers8
- spines8
- spinet8
- spires8
- spirts8
- spites8
- sprent8
- sprint8
- sprite8
- sprits8
- stipes8
- stirps8
- streps8
- stripe8
- strips8
- tripes8
- estrins7
- inserts7
- resists7
- sinters7
- sisters7
- strines7
- inept7
- peins7
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