Is HAUTBOYS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HAUTBOYS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HAUTBOYS mean?
Hautboys is a form of HAUTBOY.
- noun
a slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
8
Letters
H (4) + A (1) + U (1) + T (1) + B (3) + O (1) + Y (4) + 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 HAUTBOYS
HAUTBOYS 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 HAUTBOYS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hautboy15
- bothy13
- bushy13
- shouty12
- thuyas12
- youths12
- bathos11
- bayous11
- butohs11
- hasty11
- hoyas11
- shoyu11
- thuya11
- tushy11
- youth11
- bahts10
- baths10
- bayou10
- bhuts10
- bousy10
- buoys10
- busty10
- butoh10
- habus10
- outby10
- subah10
- ahoy10
- ashy10
- hays10
- hoya10
- hoys10
- shay10
- outsay9
- abys9
- baht9
- bash9
- bath9
- bays9
- bhut9
- bosh9
- both9
- boys9
- buoy9
- bush9
- busy9
- buys9
- habu9
- hobs9
- hubs9
- sybo9
- toby9
- yobs9
- hay9
- hoy9
- shy9
- thy9
- yah9
- hosta8
- oaths8
- shoat8
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