Is STRICTEST a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, STRICTEST is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does STRICTEST mean?
Strictest is a form of STRICT.
- adjective
rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard
“rigorous application of the law”
- adjective
(of rules) stringently enforced
“hard-and-fast rules”
- adjective
characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint
- adjective
incapable of compromise or flexibility
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + T (1) + R (1) + I (1) + C (3) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) = 11 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 STRICTEST
STRICTEST 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 STRICTEST
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- trisects10
- trisect9
- citers8
- crests8
- crises8
- recits8
- scries8
- steric8
- strict8
- trices8
- sitters7
- stretti7
- titters7
- tritest7
- certs7
- cesti7
- cires7
- cists7
- citer7
- cites7
- cress7
- crest7
- cries7
- crits7
- etics7
- recit7
- recti7
- rices7
- sects7
- sices7
- trice7
- resist6
- resits6
- sister6
- sitter6
- testis6
- tetris6
- titers6
- titres6
- titter6
- triste6
- cert6
- cess6
- cire6
- cist6
- cite6
- cris6
- crit6
- etic6
- ices6
- recs6
- rice6
- secs6
- sect6
- sice6
- sics6
- tecs6
- tics6
- resit5
- rests5
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