Is WATERBIRDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WATERBIRDS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WATERBIRDS mean?
Waterbirds is a form of WATERBIRD.
- noun
freshwater aquatic bird
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
W (4) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + B (3) + I (1) + R (1) + D (2) + S (1) = 16 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 WATERBIRDS
WATERBIRDS 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 WATERBIRDS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- waterbird15
- bawdiest14
- bawdries14
- bedstraw14
- warbirds14
- bawdier13
- bawdies13
- warbird13
- tawdrier12
- tawdries12
- bawties12
- brawest12
- braiders11
- redbaits11
- strawier11
- tribades11
- dawties11
- drawers11
- redraws11
- rewards11
- steward11
- strawed11
- waisted11
- warders11
- wristed11
- bawtie11
- brawer11
- brewis11
- bawds11
- arbiters10
- rarebits10
- abiders10
- bestrid10
- birders10
- bistred10
- braider10
- braised10
- briards10
- dabster10
- darbies10
- redbait10
- seabird10
- sidebar10
- tribade10
- waister10
- waiters10
- wariest10
- wartier10
- wastrie10
- wrister10
- writers10
- dawtie10
- dewars10
- drawer10
- redraw10
- reward10
- tawsed10
- waders10
- wadies10
- wadset10
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