Is ABOLISHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ABOLISHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ABOLISHES mean?
Abolishes is a form of ABOLISH.
- verb
do away with
“Slavery was abolished in the mid-19th century in America and in Russia”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
9
Letters
A (1) + B (3) + O (1) + L (1) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 14 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 ABOLISHES
ABOLISHES 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 ABOLISHES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bolshies13
- abolish12
- bolshie12
- bashes11
- bishes11
- boheas11
- boshes11
- habile11
- obeahs11
- sahibs11
- asshole10
- isohels10
- sheilas10
- blahs10
- bohea10
- obeah10
- sahib10
- abioses9
- abseils9
- bolases9
- obelias9
- aslosh9
- haloes9
- haoles9
- hassel9
- hassle9
- helios9
- hoises9
- holies9
- hosels9
- isohel9
- lashes9
- selahs9
- shales9
- sheals9
- sheila9
- sheols9
- shiels9
- shoals9
- bash9
- bish9
- blah9
- bosh9
- hobs9
- abseil8
- basils8
- biases8
- obelia8
- sables8
- ashes8
- hails8
- hales8
- halos8
- haole8
- heals8
- heils8
- helio8
- helos8
- hoise8
- holes8
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