Is STARES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, STARES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 6 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does STARES mean?
Stares is a form of STARE.
- verb
look at with fixed eyes
“The students stared at the teacher with amazement”
- noun
a fixed look with eyes open wide
- verb
fixate one's eyes
“The ancestor in the painting is staring down menacingly”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 6
- Words With Friends
- 6
- Letters
- 6
S (1) + T (1) + A (1) + R (1) + E (1) + S (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 STARES
STARES 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 STARES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from STARES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- assert6
- asters6
- tasers6
- arses5
- asset5
- aster5
- easts5
- rases5
- rates5
- resat5
- rests5
- sates5
- sears5
- seats5
- stare5
- stars5
- tares5
- taser5
- tases5
- tasse5
- tears5
- trass5
- tress5
- tsars5
- ares4
- arse4
- arts4
- ates4
- ears4
- east4
- eats4
- eras4
- erst4
- ests4
- etas4
- rase4
- rate4
- rats4
- rest4
- rets4
- sate4
- sear4
- seas4
- seat4
- sera4
- sers4
- seta4
- sets4
- star4
- tare4
- tars4
- tase4
- tass4
- tear4
- teas4
- tres4
- tsar4
- are3
- ars3
- art3
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