Is HESSONITE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HESSONITE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HESSONITE mean?
- noun
a garnet ranging in color from yellow to brown
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
9
Letters
H (4) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + O (1) + N (1) + I (1) + T (1) + E (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 HESSONITE
Single letters that turn HESSONITE into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Anagrams of HESSONITE
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from HESSONITE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- honesties12
- ethnoses11
- histones11
- ethions10
- ethoses10
- hessite10
- histone10
- hotness10
- sithens10
- stonish10
- theines10
- ethion9
- ethnos9
- heists9
- hoises9
- hoists9
- honest9
- noshes9
- sheens9
- sheets9
- shiest9
- shines9
- shites9
- shotes9
- sneesh9
- theine9
- theins9
- theses9
- thesis9
- tonish9
- toshes9
- essonite8
- ethos8
- heist8
- hents8
- hests8
- hints8
- hists8
- hoise8
- hoist8
- hones8
- hosen8
- hoses8
- hosts8
- sheen8
- sheet8
- shent8
- shies8
- shine8
- shins8
- shist8
- shite8
- shits8
- shoes8
- shone8
- shote8
- shots8
- sinhs8
- soths8
- thein8
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