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Is STAPHS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, STAPHS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does STAPHS mean?

Staphs is a form of STAPH.

  1. noun

    spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
11
Letters
6

S (1) + T (1) + A (1) + P (3) + H (4) + 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 STAPHS

STAPHS 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 STAPHS

The 52 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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