Is GUMSHOED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, GUMSHOED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does GUMSHOED mean?
Gumshoed is a form of GUMSHOE.
- noun
someone who is a detective
- noun
a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
8
Letters
G (2) + U (1) + M (3) + S (1) + H (4) + O (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 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 GUMSHOED
GUMSHOED 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 GUMSHOED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- gumshoe13
- soughed12
- moshed12
- mushed12
- doughs11
- gushed11
- sughed11
- homed11
- degums10
- housed10
- smudge10
- dough10
- homes10
- shmoe10
- moused9
- odeums9
- ugsome9
- degum9
- hosed9
- shoed9
- sough9
- hems9
- home9
- homs9
- hums9
- mesh9
- mhos9
- mosh9
- mush9
- ohms9
- shmo9
- demos8
- domes8
- doums8
- geums8
- house8
- modes8
- modus8
- mused8
- odeum8
- sedum8
- dohs8
- dosh8
- edhs8
- gosh8
- gush8
- hods8
- hoed8
- hogs8
- hued8
- huge8
- hugs8
- ohed8
- shed8
- shod8
- shog8
- sugh8
- ughs8
- hem8
- hom8
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