Is GARNISHMENTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, GARNISHMENTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does GARNISHMENTS mean?
Garnishments is a form of GARNISHMENT.
- noun
a court order to an employer to withhold all or part of an employee's wages and to send the money to the court or to the person who won a lawsuit against the employee
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
12
Letters
G (2) + A (1) + R (1) + N (1) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + M (3) + E (1) + N (1) + 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 GARNISHMENTS
GARNISHMENTS 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 GARNISHMENTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- garnishment17
- hamstrings16
- nightmares16
- mishanters15
- antheming15
- hamstring15
- nightmare15
- shmearing15
- harnessing14
- marshiest14
- mishanter14
- megahits14
- meshings14
- shamings14
- smashing14
- assignment13
- smartening13
- streamings13
- garnishes13
- hangnests13
- hangriest13
- hastening13
- ingathers13
- naethings13
- rightness13
- sennights13
- shearings13
- thingness13
- atheisms13
- hamsters13
- harmines13
- hematins13
- marishes13
- mishears13
- shamisen13
- smartish13
- smithers13
- trashmen13
- hangmen13
- harming13
- mashing13
- megahit13
- meshing13
- shaming13
- theming13
- mannerists12
- emigrants12
- germinant12
- grantsmen12
- magisters12
- manginess12
- mastering12
- misagents12
- starshine12
- sterigmas12
- streaming12
- tarnishes12
- earthing12
- gahnites12
- hangnest12
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