Is DOGHOUSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DOGHOUSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DOGHOUSES mean?
Doghouses is a form of DOGHOUSE.
- noun
outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog
- noun
an idiomatic term for being in disfavor
“in the doghouse”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
9
Letters
D (2) + O (1) + G (2) + H (4) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 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 DOGHOUSES
DOGHOUSES 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 DOGHOUSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- doghouse13
- soughed12
- doughs11
- gushed11
- sughed11
- doshes10
- gushes10
- housed10
- shooed10
- soughs10
- dough10
- houses9
- hoods9
- hosed9
- oohed9
- sheds9
- shoed9
- shogs9
- sough9
- sughs9
- goosed8
- hoses8
- house8
- shoes8
- shoos8
- dohs8
- dosh8
- edhs8
- gosh8
- gush8
- hods8
- hoed8
- hogs8
- hood8
- hued8
- huge8
- hugs8
- ohed8
- shed8
- shod8
- shog8
- sugh8
- ughs8
- douses7
- gooses7
- soused7
- doges7
- goods7
- gudes7
- hoes7
- hose7
- hoss7
- hues7
- oohs7
- sesh7
- shes7
- shoe7
- shoo7
- sohs7
- doh7
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