Is DISHWATERS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DISHWATERS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DISHWATERS mean?
Dishwaters is a form of DISHWATER.
- noun
water in which dishes and cooking utensils are washed
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
10
Letters
D (2) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + W (4) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (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 DISHWATERS
DISHWATERS 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 DISHWATERS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- dishwares16
- dishwater16
- dishware15
- rawhides15
- swathers14
- swithers14
- trishaws14
- washiest14
- waterish14
- rawhide14
- swashed14
- swathed14
- swished14
- thrawed14
- whisted14
- wrathed14
- writhed14
- hawsers13
- swarths13
- swasher13
- swather13
- swathes13
- swisher13
- swither13
- thawers13
- trishaw13
- washers13
- washier13
- wearish13
- whatsis13
- wishers13
- withers13
- wraiths13
- wreaths13
- writhes13
- shawed13
- shrewd13
- thawed13
- washed13
- whited13
- widths13
- wished13
- withed13
- airsheds12
- dashiest12
- hardiest12
- radishes12
- shadiest12
- stewards12
- tawdries12
- hawser12
- hawses12
- rawish12
- rewash12
- shrews12
- swarth12
- swathe12
- swaths12
- swithe12
- thawer12
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