Is HANDSOMEST a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HANDSOMEST is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HANDSOMEST mean?
Handsomest is a form of HANDSOME.
- adjective
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
“a fine-looking woman”
- adjective
given or giving freely
“was a big tipper”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
H (4) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) + S (1) + O (1) + M (3) + E (1) + S (1) + T (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 HANDSOMEST
HANDSOMEST 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 HANDSOMEST
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from HANDSOMEST
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- homestands16
- homestand15
- methadons15
- thanedoms15
- handsome14
- headmost14
- methadon14
- thanedom14
- methods13
- smashed13
- handsets12
- sandshoe12
- anthems12
- hansoms12
- hetmans12
- emdash12
- mashed12
- method12
- moshed12
- shamed12
- damnests11
- handset11
- stashed11
- anthem11
- ashmen11
- hansom11
- hetman11
- mahoes11
- mashes11
- months11
- moshes11
- shames11
- shamos11
- shmoes11
- homed11
- daemons10
- damnest10
- damsons10
- demasts10
- desmans10
- endmost10
- hastens10
- hotness10
- madness10
- masoned10
- monades10
- snathes10
- tandems10
- dashes10
- deaths10
- doshas10
- doshes10
- endash10
- hanted10
- hasted10
- hondas10
- hosted10
- noshed10
- sadhes10
- sashed10
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