Is GUNSHOTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, GUNSHOTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does GUNSHOTS mean?
Gunshots is a form of GUNSHOT.
- noun
the act of shooting a gun
“the gunfire endangered innocent bystanders”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
8
Letters
G (2) + U (1) + N (1) + S (1) + H (4) + O (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 12 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 GUNSHOTS
GUNSHOTS 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.
Anagrams of GUNSHOTS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from GUNSHOTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- shotguns12
- gunshot11
- hognuts11
- noughts11
- shoguns11
- shotgun11
- ghosts10
- hognut10
- nought10
- oughts10
- shogun10
- soughs10
- sought10
- thongs10
- toughs10
- shouts9
- shunts9
- souths9
- ghost9
- goths9
- hongs9
- ought9
- shogs9
- sough9
- sughs9
- thong9
- thugs9
- tough9
- hosts8
- hunts8
- shots8
- shout8
- shuns8
- shunt8
- shuts8
- soths8
- south8
- thous8
- gosh8
- goth8
- gush8
- hogs8
- hong8
- hugs8
- hung8
- shog8
- sugh8
- thug8
- ughs8
- gustos7
- hons7
- hoss7
- host7
- hots7
- huns7
- hunt7
- huts7
- nosh7
- shot7
- shun7
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