Is DOUGHNUTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DOUGHNUTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DOUGHNUTS mean?
Doughnuts is a form of DOUGHNUT.
- noun
a toroidal shape
“a ring of ships in the harbor”
- noun
a small ring-shaped friedcake
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
D (2) + O (1) + U (1) + G (2) + H (4) + N (1) + U (1) + T (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 DOUGHNUTS
DOUGHNUTS 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 DOUGHNUTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- doughnut13
- unsought12
- gunshot11
- hognuts11
- noughts11
- outgush11
- shotgun11
- doughs11
- dought11
- hognut10
- hounds10
- hundos10
- nought10
- oughts10
- shogun10
- sought10
- thongs10
- toughs10
- unshod10
- dough10
- dugouts9
- unshut9
- ghost9
- goths9
- hongs9
- hound9
- hundo9
- ought9
- sough9
- thong9
- thuds9
- thugs9
- tough9
- outguns8
- outsung8
- dugout8
- sundog8
- hunts8
- shout8
- shunt8
- south8
- thous8
- dohs8
- dosh8
- doth8
- gosh8
- goth8
- gush8
- hods8
- hogs8
- hong8
- hugs8
- hung8
- shod8
- shog8
- sugh8
- thud8
- thug8
- ughs8
- donuts7
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