Is STARER a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, STARER is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 6 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does STARER mean?
- noun
a viewer who gazes fixedly (often with hostility)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
6
Scrabble
6
Words With Friends
6
Letters
S (1) + T (1) + A (1) + R (1) + E (1) + R (1) = 6 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 STARER
Single letters that turn STARER 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
Anagrams of STARER
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from STARER
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- arrest6
- rarest6
- raster6
- raters6
- tarres6
- terras6
- aster5
- rares5
- raser5
- rater5
- rates5
- rears5
- resat5
- stare5
- tares5
- tarre5
- taser5
- tears5
- terra5
- ares4
- arse4
- arts4
- ates4
- ears4
- east4
- eats4
- eras4
- errs4
- erst4
- etas4
- rare4
- rase4
- rate4
- rats4
- rear4
- rest4
- rets4
- sate4
- sear4
- seat4
- sera4
- seta4
- star4
- tare4
- tars4
- tase4
- tear4
- teas4
- tres4
- tsar4
- are3
- ars3
- art3
- ate3
- ats3
- ear3
- eat3
- era3
- err3
- ers3
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