STARETS is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. STARETS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STARETS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STARETS is to know. It scores 7 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STARETS
No single letter turns STARETS into another word.
How STARETS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in STARETS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 274,478.
What stands out about STARETS
- STARETS begins and ends with the same letter.
- The same 7 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does STARETS mean in Scrabble?
noun
A spiritual adviser in the Eastern Orthodox Church, usually an elderly monk, sought out for guidance.
A starets holds no formal office, yet people travel far to ask his counsel because of his reputation for holiness. Russian novels have made the figure familiar to readers abroad.
How STARETS is used
Starets is a Russian loanword used in writing about Orthodox monasticism and Russian literature.
- Pilgrims waited at the gate to speak with the starets.
- The starets listened quietly and then gave a short answer.
- In the novel, a young monk learns from an aged starets.
- A starets lived alone in a hut near the monastery.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STARETS and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STARETS
The 7 tiles of STARETS in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with STARETS
1 longer words begin with STARETS.
Shorter words from the letters in STARETS
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Common questions about STARETS
- Is STARETS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STARETS, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STARETS worth?
- STARETS is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STARETS mean?
- A spiritual adviser in the Eastern Orthodox Church, usually an elderly monk, sought out for guidance.
- What letters can be added to STARETS?
- No single letter can be added to STARETS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of STARETS:
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