Is GOLIATHS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, GOLIATHS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does GOLIATHS mean?
Goliaths is a form of GOLIATH.
- noun
(Old Testament) a giant Philistine warrior who was slain by David with a slingshot
- noun
someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
8
Letters
G (2) + O (1) + L (1) + I (1) + A (1) + T (1) + H (4) + S (1) = 12 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 GOLIATHS
GOLIATHS 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 GOLIATHS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- alights11
- goatish11
- goliath11
- alight10
- galosh10
- laighs10
- lights10
- slight10
- holist9
- lathis9
- latish9
- lithos9
- lotahs9
- tahsil9
- thalis9
- thiols9
- ghast9
- ghats9
- ghost9
- goths9
- laigh9
- light9
- shogi9
- sight9
- galiots8
- latigos8
- altho8
- hails8
- halos8
- halts8
- hilts8
- hoist8
- holts8
- hosta8
- laith8
- lathi8
- laths8
- litho8
- loath8
- lotah8
- oaths8
- ohias8
- saith8
- shalt8
- shoal8
- shoat8
- sloth8
- thali8
- thiol8
- gash8
- ghat8
- ghis8
- gosh8
- goth8
- hags8
- hogs8
- shag8
- shog8
- sigh8
- galiot7
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