others O₁T₁H₄E₁R₁S₁

OTHERS is the plural pronoun for other people, and it can also mean the people or things remaining after some have left or been excluded. Its familiar everyday meaning makes it a recognizable six-letter entry, but the letter H supplies nearly half its Scrabble value. The word scores 9 points before any board bonuses.

OTHERS at a glance

• OTHERS has six letters and uses O, T, H, E, R and S once each.
• Its Scrabble total is 9: H contributes 4, while each of the other five tiles is worth 1.
• Four anagrams use the same tiles: THROES, RESHOT, TOSHER and HORSTE.
• Three one-letter neighbours are OTTERS, ETHERS and OCHERS.

OTHERS meaning: how the word is used

OTHERS names other people: “The others are waiting” points to people apart from the speaker or a group already mentioned. It also refers to the remainder after some people or items have left, acted differently, or been excluded. That second sense is clear in a phrase such as “the others stayed behind.”

The frequency figures place OTHERS at rank 345, with 96,631 recorded occurrences. That standing fits its role as a familiar plural form rather than a specialist term. In writing, use others without an apostrophe for the plural; other's marks possession, while others' marks plural possession.

The base form other changes function with context: others stands on its own for people or things, while other usually comes before a noun. That distinction keeps “the others arrived” separate from “other guests arrived.”

How does OTHERS score, and what is near it?

On a standard Scrabble rack, the 9-point base comes mostly from H: the other five tiles add 5 points altogether. H is the only tile worth more than 1, so a premium square under H matters more than one under O, T, E, R or S. The tile mix gives you a clear scoring priority.

Anagrams offer another puzzle route: THROES is a recognizable reshuffle, while RESHOT, TOSHER and HORSTE are less familiar-looking options. Twelve listed rhymes share the “-ers” ending; players, numbers, teachers and orders are easy examples to hear.

OTTERS, ETHERS and OCHERS each differ from OTHERS by one letter. Compare the changed tile before rejecting a near-match, especially when you are checking a rack or solving a spelling clue.

The anagram set includes unfamiliar entries, so check your game's word list before relying on TOSHER or HORSTE.