Is STAPLED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, STAPLED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does STAPLED mean?
Stapled is a form of STAPLE.
- noun
(usually in the plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant
- noun
a natural fiber (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be twisted to form yarn
“staple fibers vary widely in length”
- noun
material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing
- noun
a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
7
Letters
S (1) + T (1) + A (1) + P (3) + L (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 10 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 STAPLED
STAPLED 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 STAPLED
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from STAPLED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- spalted10
- adepts9
- lapsed9
- padles9
- pasted9
- pedals9
- plated9
- pleads9
- palest8
- palets8
- pastel8
- petals8
- plates8
- pleats8
- septal8
- staple8
- tepals8
- adept8
- padle8
- paled8
- pated8
- pedal8
- plead8
- spade8
- spaed8
- taped8
- deltas7
- desalt7
- lasted7
- salted7
- slated7
- staled7
- lapse7
- leaps7
- leapt7
- lepta7
- pales7
- palet7
- paste7
- pates7
- peals7
- peats7
- pelts7
- petal7
- plate7
- plats7
- pleas7
- pleat7
- salep7
- sepal7
- septa7
- slept7
- spale7
- spate7
- spelt7
- splat7
- tapes7
- tepal7
- tepas7
- aped7
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