Is STAPLES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, STAPLES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does STAPLES mean?
Staples 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
- Scrabble
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 11
- Letters
- 7
S (1) + T (1) + A (1) + P (3) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 9 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 STAPLES
STAPLES 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 STAPLES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from STAPLES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pastels9
- tapless9
- lapses8
- palest8
- palets8
- passel8
- pastel8
- pastes8
- petals8
- plates8
- pleats8
- saleps8
- sepals8
- septal8
- spales8
- spates8
- spelts8
- splats8
- stapes8
- staple8
- tepals8
- apses7
- lapse7
- leaps7
- leapt7
- lepta7
- pales7
- palet7
- pases7
- passe7
- paste7
- pasts7
- pates7
- peals7
- peats7
- pelts7
- pests7
- petal7
- plate7
- plats7
- pleas7
- pleat7
- salep7
- salps7
- sepal7
- septa7
- septs7
- slaps7
- slept7
- spaes7
- spale7
- spate7
- spats7
- spelt7
- splat7
- steps7
- tapes7
- tepal7
- tepas7
- leasts6
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