Is HANDOVERS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HANDOVERS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HANDOVERS mean?
Handovers is a form of HANDOVER.
- noun
act of relinquishing property or authority etc
“the handover of occupied territory”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
H (4) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) + O (1) + V (4) + E (1) + R (1) + 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 HANDOVERS
HANDOVERS 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 HANDOVERS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from HANDOVERS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- overhands16
- handover15
- overhand15
- shaved13
- shoved13
- hardnose12
- havens12
- havers12
- hovers12
- shaven12
- shaver12
- shover12
- shrove12
- dehorns11
- hadrons11
- handers11
- hardens11
- oversad11
- savored11
- vendors11
- haven11
- haver11
- haves11
- hover11
- shave11
- shove11
- hoarsen10
- senhora10
- dasher10
- davens10
- dehorn10
- dehors10
- devons10
- dovens10
- droves10
- endash10
- hadron10
- hander10
- harden10
- hoards10
- hondas10
- hordes10
- horned10
- horsed10
- noshed10
- reshod10
- shader10
- shared10
- shored10
- vadose10
- vendor10
- have10
- hove10
- ahorse9
- ashore9
- herons9
- hoarse9
- honers9
- nosher9
- ravens9
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