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Arrester

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About 3 syllables

noun · 8 letters · Uncommon

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does arrester mean?

noun

  1. a restraint that slows airplanes as they land on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier

    Synonymsarrester hook

Is ARRESTER a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is ARRESTER worth?

Scrabble

8 pts
a 1r 1r 1e 1s 1t 1e 1r 1

Words With Friends

8 pts
a 1r 1r 1e 1s 1t 1e 1r 1

Wordfeud

8 pts
a 1r 1r 1e 1s 1t 1e 1r 1

NYT Crossplay

8 pts
a 1r 1r 1e 1s 1t 1e 1r 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in ARRESTER

Anagrams 1

rearrest

Hooks for ARRESTER

Add one letter to the front or back of ARRESTER to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

arresters

Words that end like ARRESTER

Common words that share the ending -ESTER, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

honestersemesterharvestersuggestertrimesterfesterjesterpestertester
All words ending in -ESTER

Arrester: quick answers

Is ARRESTER a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. ARRESTER is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 8 points before board bonuses.
How many points is ARRESTER worth?
ARRESTER scores 8 points in Scrabble, 8 in Words With Friends, 8 in Wordfeud and 8 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does arrester mean?
As a noun, arrester means “a restraint that slows airplanes as they land on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier”.
What words can you make with the letters in ARRESTER?
You can make 163 shorter words from ARRESTER, such as REARERS, RETEARS, SERRATE, TEARERS. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of ARRESTER?
ARRESTER rearranges into REARREST.