Is SPORTSWRITER a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SPORTSWRITER is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SPORTSWRITER mean?
- noun
a journalist who writes about sports
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
12
Letters
S (1) + P (3) + O (1) + R (1) + T (1) + S (1) + W (4) + R (1) + I (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) = 17 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 SPORTSWRITER
Single letters that turn SPORTSWRITER into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from SPORTSWRITER
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- stewpots13
- powters12
- prowess12
- prowest12
- stewpot12
- swipers12
- sportiest11
- retwists11
- swotters11
- trowsers11
- twisters11
- twistors11
- worriers11
- wristers11
- pewits11
- powers11
- powter11
- prower11
- stowps11
- swiper11
- swipes11
- twerps11
- twirps11
- wipers11
- terrorists10
- pierrots10
- portress10
- presorts10
- prioress10
- prosiest10
- prosties10
- protests10
- protists10
- reposits10
- ripostes10
- spitters10
- sporters10
- sportier10
- spotters10
- spottier10
- stripers10
- tipsters10
- triposes10
- retwist10
- swotter10
- twister10
- twistor10
- witters10
- worrier10
- worries10
- worrits10
- worsets10
- wrister10
- writers10
- pewit10
- power10
- prows10
- spews10
- stowp10
- swept10
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