Is HEARTLESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HEARTLESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HEARTLESS mean?
- adjective
lacking in feeling or pity or warmth
- adjective
devoid of courage or enthusiasm
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
9
Letters
H (4) + E (1) + A (1) + R (1) + T (1) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 12 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 HEARTLESS
HEARTLESS 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 HEARTLESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- halteres11
- harslets11
- heatless11
- leathers11
- shelters11
- slathers11
- aethers10
- ashlers10
- haltere10
- halters10
- harslet10
- haslets10
- hatless10
- healers10
- hearses10
- heaters10
- lashers10
- lathers10
- leashes10
- leather10
- rashest10
- reheats10
- sheltas10
- shelter10
- slasher10
- slather10
- thalers10
- trashes10
- aether9
- ashler9
- earths9
- ethers9
- haeres9
- halers9
- halest9
- halter9
- haslet9
- hassel9
- hassle9
- hastes9
- haters9
- healer9
- hearse9
- hearts9
- heater9
- hereat9
- lasher9
- lashes9
- lather9
- lathes9
- lethes9
- rashes9
- reheat9
- reshes9
- selahs9
- shales9
- shares9
- sharts9
- sheals9
- shears9
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