Is STARTED a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, STARTED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 8 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does STARTED mean?

Started is a form of START.

verb
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
“We began working at dawn”
verb
set in motion, cause to start
“The U.S. started a war in the Middle East”
verb
leave
“The family took off for Florida”
verb
have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
“The DMZ begins right over the hill”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble: 8
Words With Friends: 8
Letters: 7

S (1) + T (1) + A (1) + R (1) + T (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 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 STARTED

STARTED 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 STARTED

Words that use exactly the same letters.

TETRADS

Words you can make from STARTED

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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