Is ELEPHANTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ELEPHANTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ELEPHANTS mean?
Elephants is a form of ELEPHANT.
- noun
five-toed pachyderm
- noun
the symbol of the Republican Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
E (1) + L (1) + E (1) + P (3) + H (4) + A (1) + N (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 ELEPHANTS
ELEPHANTS 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 ELEPHANTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- elephant13
- haptenes13
- heeltaps13
- heptanes13
- phenates13
- haptene12
- haptens12
- heeltap12
- heptane12
- peahens12
- phenate12
- alephs11
- hapten11
- peahen11
- shapen11
- spahee11
- spathe11
- sphene11
- ethanes10
- hantles10
- lethean10
- aleph10
- ephas10
- heaps10
- helps10
- paths10
- phase10
- plash10
- shape10
- sheep10
- shlep10
- staph10
- thesp10
- nepetas9
- penates9
- planets9
- platens9
- spelean9
- ethane9
- halest9
- hansel9
- hantle9
- haslet9
- hasten9
- lathes9
- lethes9
- shelta9
- snathe9
- thanes9
- thenal9
- epha9
- haps9
- hasp9
- heap9
- help9
- heps9
- pash9
- path9
- pehs9
- phat9
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