Is WAITRESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WAITRESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WAITRESS mean?
- noun
a woman waiter
- verb
serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant
“I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 11
- Letters
- 8
W (4) + A (1) + I (1) + T (1) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (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 WAITRESS
WAITRESS 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 WAITRESS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from WAITRESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- waisters11
- wastries11
- waister10
- waiters10
- wariest10
- wasters10
- wastrie10
- rawest9
- resaws9
- sawers9
- sewars9
- straws9
- strews9
- swears9
- sweats9
- tawers9
- tawses9
- twiers9
- waists9
- waiter9
- waster9
- wastes9
- waters9
- wisest9
- wrasse9
- wrests9
- wriest9
- wrists9
- writes9
- resaw8
- sawer8
- sewar8
- stews8
- straw8
- strew8
- sware8
- swart8
- swats8
- swear8
- sweat8
- tawer8
- tawie8
- tawse8
- trews8
- twaes8
- twier8
- wairs8
- waist8
- waits8
- wares8
- warts8
- waste8
- wasts8
- water8
- wears8
- weirs8
- wests8
- wetas8
- wires8
- wiser8
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