Is STARTLED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, STARTLED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does STARTLED mean?
- adjective
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
“students startled by the teacher's quiet return”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
9
Scrabble
10
Words With Friends
8
Letters
S (1) + T (1) + A (1) + R (1) + T (1) + L (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 9 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 STARTLED
STARTLED 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 STARTLED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- dartles8
- rattled8
- slatted8
- started8
- tetrads8
- latters7
- rattles7
- starlet7
- startle7
- alders7
- dartle7
- daters7
- deltas7
- derats7
- desalt7
- laders7
- lasted7
- ratted7
- salted7
- slated7
- staled7
- stared7
- stated7
- tarted7
- tasted7
- tetrad7
- trades7
- treads7
- alerts6
- alters6
- artels6
- estral6
- laster6
- latest6
- latter6
- lattes6
- ratels6
- rattle6
- salter6
- slater6
- staler6
- stater6
- stelar6
- talers6
- taster6
- taters6
- tetras6
- treats6
- alder6
- atted6
- dales6
- dares6
- darts6
- dater6
- dates6
- deals6
- dealt6
- dears6
- delta6
- delts6
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