Is STERILISER a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, STERILISER is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does STERILISER mean?
- noun
a device for heating substances above their boiling point; used to manufacture chemicals or to sterilize surgical instruments
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
10
Letters
S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + L (1) + I (1) + S (1) + E (1) + R (1) = 10 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 STERILISER
Single letters that turn STERILISER into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from STERILISER
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- sterilise9
- leisters8
- resister8
- tireless8
- tressier8
- etriers7
- ireless7
- leister7
- listees7
- listers7
- reliers7
- relists7
- rerises7
- resiles7
- resites7
- resters7
- retiles7
- retires7
- retries7
- serries7
- siltier7
- sirrees7
- sterile7
- streels7
- telesis7
- terries7
- tieless7
- tressel7
- elites6
- esters6
- etrier6
- irises6
- islets6
- istles6
- lesser6
- listee6
- lister6
- liters6
- litres6
- reests6
- relets6
- relier6
- relies6
- relist6
- rerise6
- resets6
- resile6
- resist6
- resite6
- resits6
- rester6
- reties6
- retile6
- retire6
- risers6
- seiser6
- serest6
- series6
- sirees6
- sirree6
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