Is HANDICRAFTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HANDICRAFTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HANDICRAFTS mean?
Handicrafts is a form of HANDICRAFT.
- noun
a work produced by hand labor
- noun
a craft that requires skillful hands
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
11
Letters
H (4) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) + I (1) + C (3) + R (1) + A (1) + F (4) + T (1) + S (1) = 20 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 HANDICRAFTS
HANDICRAFTS 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 HANDICRAFTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- handcrafts19
- handicraft19
- handcraft18
- firsthand16
- arachnids15
- handcarts15
- handfast15
- catfish15
- anarchist14
- cantharis14
- arachnid14
- farinhas14
- handcars14
- handcart14
- archaist13
- canthari13
- citharas13
- fanatics13
- frascati13
- infarcts13
- infracts13
- cafards13
- chadars13
- datchas13
- faradic13
- farinha13
- handcar13
- ratfish13
- finch13
- fitch13
- indrafts12
- acanthi12
- anarchs12
- caftans12
- cithara12
- fanatic12
- frantic12
- infarct12
- infract12
- shitcan12
- cafard12
- chadar12
- chadri12
- chards12
- dachas12
- datcha12
- faiths12
- firths12
- friths12
- sharif12
- shrift12
- antacids11
- darshan11
- dharnas11
- indraft11
- anarch11
- ashcan11
- caftan11
- canthi11
- chains11
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