Is COURTHOUSE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COURTHOUSE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COURTHOUSE mean?
- noun
a government building that houses the offices of a county government
- noun
a building that houses judicial courts
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + U (1) + R (1) + T (1) + H (4) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) + E (1) = 15 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 COURTHOUSE
Single letters that turn COURTHOUSE into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from COURTHOUSE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cheroots13
- ocherous13
- ochreous13
- scouther13
- touchers13
- cheroot12
- chooser12
- chouser12
- cohorts12
- couther12
- hectors12
- ochrous12
- outecho12
- retouch12
- rochets12
- rotches12
- rouches12
- soroche12
- tochers12
- torches12
- toucher12
- touches12
- troches12
- courteous11
- outsource11
- outhouse11
- cherts11
- choose11
- chores11
- chorus11
- chouse11
- chutes11
- cohoes11
- cohort11
- cohost11
- cosher11
- couths11
- hector11
- ochers11
- ochres11
- ouches11
- rochet11
- rotche11
- rouche11
- ruches11
- scouth11
- tocher11
- touche11
- troche11
- tuchus11
- tusche11
- coutures10
- ecotours10
- outcurse10
- outscore10
- hooters10
- outrush10
- reshoot10
- sheroot10
- shooter10
Study COURTHOUSE and related words
Have a full rack? Use the word finder to find every word you can play.