Is HANDSHAKES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HANDSHAKES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HANDSHAKES mean?
Handshakes is a form of HANDSHAKE.
- noun
grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
10
Letters
H (4) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) + S (1) + H (4) + A (1) + K (5) + E (1) + S (1) = 21 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 HANDSHAKES
HANDSHAKES 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 HANDSHAKES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- handshake20
- shadkhans20
- shadkhan19
- khedahs18
- khedah17
- dhansaks16
- dhansak15
- shanked15
- hanked14
- khedas14
- hashed13
- kashas13
- shaken13
- shakes13
- shanks13
- dhaks13
- kheda13
- dansaks12
- hashes12
- ankhs12
- hakes12
- hanks12
- kasha12
- khans12
- shake12
- shank12
- dhak12
- dansak11
- kneads11
- snaked11
- hahas11
- shahs11
- ankh11
- hake11
- hank11
- khan11
- dashes10
- endash10
- hadean10
- sadhes10
- sashed10
- shades10
- shends10
- skeans10
- snakes10
- sneaks10
- asked10
- desks10
- knead10
- naked10
- skeds10
- haha10
- hahs10
- hash10
- hehs10
- shah10
- hansas9
- hanses9
- aahed9
- ahead9
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