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
6
Scrabble
6
Words With Friends
6
Letters
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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