Is HANDSPIKES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HANDSPIKES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HANDSPIKES mean?
Handspikes is a form of HANDSPIKE.
- noun
a metal bar (or length of pipe) used as a lever
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
10
Letters
H (4) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) + S (1) + P (3) + I (1) + K (5) + E (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 HANDSPIKES
HANDSPIKES 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 HANDSPIKES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- handspike19
- skinheads17
- skinhead16
- peakish16
- deanships15
- shanked15
- deanship14
- dishpans14
- headpins14
- pinheads14
- hankies14
- kidnaps14
- knishes14
- snakish14
- spanked14
- hanked14
- khadis14
- khedas14
- kaphs14
- aphides13
- daphnes13
- diphase13
- dishpan13
- headpin13
- pinhead13
- hankie13
- kidnap13
- nikahs13
- paiked13
- pinked13
- shaken13
- shakes13
- shanks13
- sheiks13
- shiksa13
- shikse13
- spiked13
- dhaks13
- hiked13
- khadi13
- kheda13
- kaph13
- danishes12
- shandies12
- aphesis12
- hipness12
- inphase12
- aphids12
- daphne12
- hasped12
- pashed12
- pekans12
- pekins12
- phased12
- pished12
- shaped12
- spanks12
- speaks12
- spikes12
- ankhs12
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