Is DEMOLISH a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DEMOLISH is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DEMOLISH mean?
- verb
destroy completely
“the wrecking ball demolished the building”
- verb
ruin or destroy
“his book demolishes an old myth”
- verb
eat up completely, as with great appetite
“Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal”
- verb
defeat soundly and humiliatingly
“The home team demolished the visitors”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 8
D (2) + E (1) + M (3) + O (1) + L (1) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) = 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 DEMOLISH
DEMOLISH 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 DEMOLISH
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- dishelm13
- hemoid12
- modish12
- moshed12
- holism11
- holmes11
- homies11
- mohels11
- homed11
- meloids10
- midsole10
- delish10
- dholes10
- hoised10
- oldish10
- shield10
- helms10
- holme10
- holms10
- homes10
- homie10
- mohel10
- shmoe10
- helios9
- holies9
- isohel9
- meloid9
- misled9
- models9
- moiled9
- seldom9
- slimed9
- smiled9
- deshi9
- dhole9
- hides9
- holds9
- holed9
- hosed9
- shied9
- shoed9
- sidhe9
- helm9
- hems9
- hims9
- holm9
- home9
- homs9
- mesh9
- mhos9
- mosh9
- ohms9
- shim9
- shmo9
- molies8
- deism8
- demoi8
- demos8
- dimes8
- disme8
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