Is FOOTHILLS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FOOTHILLS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FOOTHILLS mean?
Foothills is a form of FOOTHILL.
- noun
a relatively low hill on the lower slope of a mountain
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
F (4) + O (1) + O (1) + T (1) + H (4) + I (1) + L (1) + L (1) + S (1) = 15 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 FOOTHILLS
FOOTHILLS 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 FOOTHILLS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- foothill14
- foolish13
- filths12
- lithosol11
- filth11
- hoofs11
- shift11
- ooliths10
- fish10
- hoof10
- fillos9
- folios9
- follis9
- hillos9
- holist9
- hollos9
- lithos9
- oolith9
- thills9
- thiols9
- tholoi9
- tholos9
- foh9
- fillo8
- fills8
- filos8
- flits8
- foils8
- foist8
- folio8
- fools8
- foots8
- hillo8
- hills8
- hilts8
- hoist8
- hollo8
- holos8
- holts8
- hoots8
- lifts8
- litho8
- lofts8
- loofs8
- shill8
- shool8
- shoot8
- sloth8
- sooth8
- thill8
- thiol8
- fill7
- filo7
- fils7
- fist7
- fits7
- flit7
- foil7
- fool7
- foos7
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