Is DISHTOWEL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DISHTOWEL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DISHTOWEL mean?
- noun
a towel for drying dishes
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
D (2) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + T (1) + O (1) + W (4) + E (1) + L (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 DISHTOWEL
Single letters that turn DISHTOWEL 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 DISHTOWEL
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- whistled15
- howdies14
- whisted14
- howlets13
- whistle13
- howdie13
- howled13
- showed13
- whiled13
- whited13
- widths13
- wished13
- withed13
- howlet12
- lowish12
- owlish12
- swithe12
- whiles12
- whilst12
- whites12
- wholes12
- whosit12
- withes12
- dhows12
- whids12
- width12
- doltish11
- hoisted11
- lithoed11
- wildest11
- howes11
- howls11
- swith11
- thews11
- welsh11
- whets11
- while11
- whist11
- white11
- whits11
- whole11
- whose11
- withe11
- dhow11
- whid11
- eoliths10
- holiest10
- hostile10
- lithoes10
- owliest10
- delish10
- dholes10
- dhotis10
- dowels10
- hilted10
- histed10
- hoised10
- hosted10
- oldish10
- shield10
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