Is GATEHOUSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, GATEHOUSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does GATEHOUSES mean?
Gatehouses is a form of GATEHOUSE.
- noun
a house built at a gateway; usually the gatekeeper's residence
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
10
Letters
G (2) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + H (4) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) + E (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 GATEHOUSES
GATEHOUSES 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 GATEHOUSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- gatehouse13
- teahouses12
- gashouse12
- hostages12
- housesat11
- teahouse11
- gashest11
- hostage11
- ethoses10
- aughts10
- gashes10
- ghauts10
- ghosts10
- gushes10
- hugest10
- oughts10
- saughs10
- soughs10
- sought10
- toughs10
- outgases9
- hastes9
- hostas9
- houses9
- sheets9
- shoats9
- shotes9
- shouts9
- shutes9
- souths9
- theses9
- toshes9
- tushes9
- tussah9
- tusseh9
- aught9
- ghast9
- ghats9
- ghaut9
- ghees9
- ghost9
- goeth9
- goths9
- ought9
- saugh9
- shags9
- shogs9
- sough9
- sughs9
- teugh9
- thugs9
- tough9
- gaseous8
- goatees8
- gustoes8
- outages8
- ashes8
- ethos8
- haets8
- haste8
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