Is STARLINGS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, STARLINGS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does STARLINGS mean?
Starlings is a form of STARLING.
- noun
gregarious birds native to the Old World
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + T (1) + A (1) + R (1) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + S (1) = 10 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 STARLINGS
STARLINGS 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 STARLINGS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- gastrins9
- lastings9
- rassling9
- saltings9
- slatings9
- starling9
- gastrin8
- gratins8
- lasting8
- ratings8
- salting8
- signals8
- slating8
- staling8
- staring8
- strings8
- instals7
- instars7
- ratlins7
- santirs7
- strains7
- agists7
- algins7
- aligns7
- angsts7
- argils7
- assign7
- gainst7
- gaslit7
- giants7
- glairs7
- glints7
- gnarls7
- grails7
- grains7
- grants7
- gratin7
- gratis7
- grists7
- lasing7
- liangs7
- ligans7
- lingas7
- rasing7
- rating7
- sating7
- signal7
- slangs7
- slings7
- staigs7
- stangs7
- stings7
- strang7
- string7
- taring7
- tasing7
- instal6
- instar6
- ratlin6
- saints6
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