Is DREADNOUGHTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DREADNOUGHTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DREADNOUGHTS mean?
Dreadnoughts is a form of DREADNOUGHT.
- noun
battleship that has big guns all of the same caliber
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
12
Letters
D (2) + R (1) + E (1) + A (1) + D (2) + N (1) + O (1) + U (1) + G (2) + H (4) + T (1) + S (1) = 18 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 DREADNOUGHTS
DREADNOUGHTS 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 DREADNOUGHTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- dreadnought17
- headstrong15
- draughted15
- daughters14
- goatherds14
- staghound14
- unghosted14
- godheads14
- shogunate13
- undershot13
- unthreads13
- daughter13
- draughts13
- droughts13
- goatherd13
- hundreds13
- shrouded13
- thronged13
- unshaded13
- godhead13
- underdogs12
- undergods12
- authored12
- enshroud12
- handouts12
- hangouts12
- hardnose12
- hounders12
- outheard12
- resought12
- roughens12
- roughest12
- shortage12
- staghorn12
- thousand12
- thunders12
- toughens12
- unhorsed12
- unshared12
- unthread12
- draught12
- drought12
- ghosted12
- gnashed12
- haddest12
- hagdons12
- hagrode12
- hoarded12
- hoddens12
- hounded12
- hundred12
- oughted12
- roughed12
- sandhog12
- shodden12
- shudder12
- soughed12
- thonged12
- toughed12
- astounded11
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