Is ADMONISHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ADMONISHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ADMONISHES mean?
Admonishes is a form of ADMONISH.
- verb
advise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
“I warned him not to go too far”
- verb
warn strongly; put on guard
- verb
take to task
“He admonished the child for his bad behavior”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
A (1) + D (2) + M (3) + O (1) + N (1) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 16 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 ADMONISHES
ADMONISHES 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 ADMONISHES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hedonisms15
- admonish14
- handsome14
- hedonism14
- monished14
- adhesions13
- hominess13
- monishes13
- shamisen13
- haemoid13
- mehndis13
- misshod13
- smashed13
- midseason12
- adhesion12
- danishes12
- sandshoe12
- shandies12
- haemins12
- hansoms12
- homines12
- mashies12
- messiah12
- shamois12
- emdash12
- hemoid12
- mashed12
- mehndi12
- modish12
- moshed12
- shamed12
- amidones11
- daimones11
- domaines11
- sesamoid11
- sidesman11
- hoidens11
- sandhis11
- ashmen11
- haemin11
- hansom11
- hemins11
- homies11
- inmesh11
- mahoes11
- mashes11
- mashie11
- monish11
- moshes11
- shames11
- shamos11
- shmoes11
- homed11
- anemosis10
- amidone10
- daemons10
- daimons10
- damsons10
- desmans10
- dimness10
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