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Starts

s 1t 1a 1r 1t 1s 1

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noun · verb · 6 letters · Very common · plural and third-person singular form of start

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

What does starts mean?

noun

  1. the beginning of anything

    “it was off to a good start”

  2. the time at which something is supposed to begin

    “they got an early start”

    Synonymsbeginningcommencementfirstoutsetkickoff

  3. a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)

    “he got his start because one of the regular pitchers was in the hospital”

    Synonymsstarting

  4. a sudden involuntary movement

    “he awoke with a start”

    Synonymsstartlejump

  5. the act of starting something

    “he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations”

    Synonymsbeginningcommencement

  6. a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game

    Synonymsstarting linescratchscratch line

verb

  1. take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

    “We began working at dawn”

    Synonymsget downbegingetstart outset about

  2. set in motion, cause to start

    “The U.S. started a war in the Middle East”

    Synonymsbeginlead offcommence

  3. leave

    “The family took off for Florida”

    Synonymsdepartpartstart outset forthset off

  4. have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense

    “The DMZ begins right over the hill”

    Synonymsbegin

  5. bring into being

    “He initiated a new program”

    Synonymsoriginateinitiate

  6. get off the ground

    “Who started this company?”

    Synonymsstart upembark oncommence

Definitions shown for start, the base form of starts.

Is STARTS 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 STARTS worth?

Scrabble

6 pts
s 1t 1a 1r 1t 1s 1

Words With Friends

6 pts
s 1t 1a 1r 1t 1s 1

Wordfeud

6 pts
s 1t 1a 1r 1t 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

6 pts
s 1t 1a 1r 1t 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in STARTS

Hooks for STARTS

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

Front hooks

astarts

Back hooks

startsy

Words that end like STARTS

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

partschartsartssmartscartsdartshartsmartstartsthwartswartscounterpartsdepartsimpartsbraggartsoutsmartsstalwartsrestartsupstarts
All words ending in -ARTS

Starts: quick answers

Is STARTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. STARTS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 6 points before board bonuses.
How many points is STARTS worth?
STARTS scores 6 points in Scrabble, 6 in Words With Friends, 6 in Wordfeud and 6 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does starts mean?
starts is the plural and third-person singular form of start, which means “the beginning of anything”. It has 12 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in STARTS?
You can make 35 shorter words from STARTS, such as STARS, START, STATS, TARTS. See the full list.