Is DOORNAILS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DOORNAILS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DOORNAILS mean?
Doornails is a form of DOORNAIL.
- noun
a nail with a large head; formerly used to decorate doors
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
9
Letters
D (2) + O (1) + O (1) + R (1) + N (1) + A (1) + I (1) + L (1) + S (1) = 10 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 DOORNAILS
DOORNAILS 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 DOORNAILS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- doornail9
- lardoons9
- ordinals9
- aldrins8
- donairs8
- indoors8
- inroads8
- ladinos8
- ladrons8
- lardons8
- lardoon8
- nardoos8
- onloads8
- oodlins8
- ordains8
- ordinal8
- sadiron8
- sordino8
- ooralis7
- rosinol7
- adonis7
- adorns7
- aldrin7
- andros7
- aroids7
- danios7
- dinars7
- dolors7
- donair7
- donors7
- dorsal7
- drails7
- drains7
- drools7
- indols7
- indoor7
- inroad7
- island7
- ladino7
- ladron7
- lairds7
- lardon7
- liards7
- lidars7
- nadirs7
- nardoo7
- onload7
- ordain7
- radios7
- radons7
- randos7
- ranids7
- rondos7
- soland7
- soldan7
- aloins6
- arioso6
- arsino6
- lorans6
- norias6
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