Is DOLPHINS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DOLPHINS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DOLPHINS mean?
Dolphins is a form of DOLPHIN.
- noun
large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii)
- noun
any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
8
Letters
D (2) + O (1) + L (1) + P (3) + H (4) + I (1) + N (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 DOLPHINS
DOLPHINS 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 DOLPHINS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- dolphin13
- donship13
- polish11
- siphon11
- oldish10
- phons10
- poinds9
- hinds9
- holds9
- hips9
- holp9
- hops9
- phis9
- phon9
- phos9
- pish9
- posh9
- ship9
- shop9
- soph9
- dipso8
- plods8
- poind8
- ponds8
- dish8
- dohs8
- dosh8
- hind8
- hods8
- hold8
- shod8
- sidh8
- hip8
- hop8
- phi8
- pho8
- poh8
- indols7
- inspo7
- lipos7
- opsin7
- pions7
- polis7
- spoil7
- dips7
- hins7
- hisn7
- hols7
- hons7
- nosh7
- plod7
- pods7
- pond7
- shin7
- sinh7
- doh7
- hid7
- hod7
- dinos6
- diols6
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