Is TERRESTRIALS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TERRESTRIALS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TERRESTRIALS mean?
Terrestrials is a form of TERRESTRIAL.
- adjective
of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air
- adjective
of or relating to or characteristic of the planet Earth or its inhabitants
“planetary rumblings and eructations”
- adjective
operating or living or growing on land
- adjective
concerned with the world or worldly matters
“mundane affairs”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
12
Letters
T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + R (1) + I (1) + A (1) + L (1) + S (1) = 12 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 TERRESTRIALS
TERRESTRIALS 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 TERRESTRIALS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- terrestrial11
- arresters9
- laterites9
- literates9
- litterers9
- rasterise9
- realisers9
- rearrests9
- retailers9
- salteries9
- sestertia9
- starriest9
- startlers9
- statelier9
- traitress9
- treatises9
- alertest8
- alterers8
- ariettes8
- arrester8
- arteries8
- artistes8
- artsiest8
- asserter8
- ateliers8
- earliest8
- estreats8
- iterates8
- laterite8
- leariest8
- leisters8
- literate8
- litterer8
- rattlers8
- rattlier8
- realiser8
- realises8
- realists8
- realters8
- realties8
- rearrest8
- reassert8
- relaters8
- reraises8
- resister8
- reslates8
- restarts8
- restates8
- retailer8
- retastes8
- retirers8
- retitles8
- retreats8
- retrials8
- saltiers8
- saltiest8
- saltires8
- seriates8
- serrates8
- settlers8
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