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
- Scrabble
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 8
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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