Is EARTHQUAKES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, EARTHQUAKES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 27 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does EARTHQUAKES mean?
Earthquakes is a form of EARTHQUAKE.
- noun
shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane or from volcanic activity
- noun
a disturbance that is extremely disruptive
“selling the company caused an earthquake among the employees”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
27
Scrabble
27
Words With Friends
11
Letters
E (1) + A (1) + R (1) + T (1) + H (4) + Q (10) + U (1) + A (1) + K (5) + E (1) + S (1) = 27 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 EARTHQUAKES
EARTHQUAKES 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 EARTHQUAKES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- earthquake26
- seaquake21
- squeaker21
- quakers20
- quasher19
- quaker19
- quakes19
- quarks19
- squark19
- squeak19
- quake18
- quark18
- quash17
- qursh17
- equates16
- quaeres16
- quartes16
- quatres16
- quester16
- request16
- hektares15
- equate15
- quaere15
- quarte15
- quarts15
- quasar15
- quatre15
- queers15
- square15
- hektare14
- kashrut14
- takahes14
- aquae14
- aquas14
- eques14
- quare14
- quart14
- quate14
- queer14
- quest14
- squat14
- husker13
- kasher13
- shaker13
- takahe13
- aqua13
- qats13
- hakes12
- hakus12
- harks12
- kasha12
- khats12
- khets12
- rukhs12
- shake12
- shark12
- qat12
- qua12
- suq12
- arethusa11
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