Is STARLESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, STARLESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 8 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does STARLESS mean?
- adjective
not starry; having no stars or starlike objects
“dark starless nights”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
8
Scrabble
9
Words With Friends
8
Letters
S (1) + T (1) + A (1) + R (1) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 8 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 STARLESS
STARLESS 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.
Words you can make from STARLESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- artless7
- asserts7
- lasters7
- rassles7
- salters7
- slaters7
- tassels7
- trasses7
- alerts6
- alters6
- artels6
- assert6
- assets6
- asters6
- estral6
- lasers6
- lasses6
- laster6
- leasts6
- rassle6
- ratels6
- salter6
- slater6
- slates6
- staler6
- stales6
- stares6
- stases6
- steals6
- stelar6
- strass6
- stress6
- talers6
- tasers6
- tassel6
- tasses6
- teslas6
- alert5
- alter5
- arles5
- arses5
- artel5
- asses5
- asset5
- aster5
- earls5
- easts5
- lares5
- laser5
- lases5
- lasts5
- later5
- lears5
- least5
- rales5
- rases5
- ratel5
- rates5
- reals5
- resat5
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