Is GROUNDHOGS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, GROUNDHOGS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does GROUNDHOGS mean?
Groundhogs is a form of GROUNDHOG.
- noun
reddish brown North American marmot
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
G (2) + R (1) + O (1) + U (1) + N (1) + D (2) + H (4) + O (1) + G (2) + S (1) = 16 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 GROUNDHOGS
GROUNDHOGS 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 GROUNDHOGS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- groundhog15
- horndogs13
- horndog12
- unhoods11
- doughs11
- dugongs10
- gundogs10
- honours10
- hounds10
- hundos10
- roughs10
- shogun10
- shroud10
- sorgho10
- unhood10
- unshod10
- dough10
- hoggs10
- drongos9
- gorgons9
- grounds9
- dugong9
- gundog9
- honors9
- honour9
- onrush9
- gursh9
- hongs9
- hoods9
- hound9
- hundo9
- hurds9
- rough9
- shrug9
- sough9
- hogg9
- drongo8
- godson8
- gorgon8
- gourds8
- ground8
- sundog8
- doggo8
- honor8
- horns8
- hours8
- shoon8
- shorn8
- dohs8
- dosh8
- gosh8
- gush8
- hods8
- hogs8
- hong8
- hood8
- hugs8
- hung8
- shod8
- shog8
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