Is DISHTOWELS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DISHTOWELS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DISHTOWELS mean?
Dishtowels is a form of DISHTOWEL.
- noun
a towel for drying dishes
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
D (2) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + T (1) + O (1) + W (4) + E (1) + L (1) + S (1) = 17 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 DISHTOWELS
DISHTOWELS 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 DISHTOWELS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- dishtowel16
- slideshow16
- sideshow15
- whistled15
- showiest14
- thowless14
- whistles14
- howdies14
- swished14
- whisted14
- howlets13
- slowish13
- whistle13
- whosits13
- howdie13
- howled13
- showed13
- whiled13
- whited13
- widths13
- wished13
- withed13
- howlet12
- lowish12
- owlish12
- swithe12
- whiles12
- whilst12
- whists12
- whites12
- wholes12
- whosis12
- whosit12
- wishes12
- withes12
- dhows12
- whids12
- width12
- hostiles11
- doltish11
- hoisted11
- lithoed11
- shields11
- sloshed11
- wildest11
- howes11
- howls11
- shews11
- shows11
- swish11
- swith11
- thews11
- welsh11
- whets11
- while11
- whist11
- white11
- whits11
- whole11
- whose11
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