Is HEMLOCKS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HEMLOCKS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HEMLOCKS mean?
Hemlocks is a form of HEMLOCK.
- noun
poisonous drug derived from an Eurasian plant of the genus Conium
“Socrates refused to flee and died by drinking hemlock”
- noun
large branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves and white flowers; usually found in damp habitats; all parts extremely poisonous
- noun
soft coarse splintery wood of a hemlock tree especially the western hemlock
- noun
an evergreen tree
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
8
Letters
H (4) + E (1) + M (3) + L (1) + O (1) + C (3) + K (5) + S (1) = 19 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 HEMLOCKS
HEMLOCKS 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 HEMLOCKS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hemlock18
- chokes15
- shlock15
- choke14
- hecks14
- hocks14
- shock14
- chemos13
- schmoe13
- mocks13
- smock13
- heck13
- hock13
- chemo12
- chems12
- hokes12
- holks12
- kohls12
- mechs12
- okehs12
- schmo12
- mock12
- holmes11
- loches11
- mohels11
- cokes11
- locks11
- mokes11
- skelm11
- smoke11
- chem11
- hoke11
- holk11
- kohl11
- mech11
- okeh11
- celoms10
- chose10
- echos10
- helms10
- holme10
- holms10
- homes10
- loche10
- lochs10
- mohel10
- oches10
- shmoe10
- coke10
- lock10
- moke10
- mosk10
- sock10
- celom9
- comes9
- koels9
- cosh9
- echo9
- helm9
- hems9
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