Is HIDEOUSLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HIDEOUSLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HIDEOUSLY mean?
- adverb
in a hideous manner
“her face was hideously disfigured after the accident”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
H (4) + I (1) + D (2) + E (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 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 HIDEOUSLY
HIDEOUSLY 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 HIDEOUSLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hyoids13
- housey12
- hoyles12
- dishy12
- hyoid12
- yodhs12
- doylies11
- hideous11
- loudish11
- holey11
- hosey11
- hoyle11
- shily11
- shoyu11
- yodh11
- delish10
- dholes10
- hoised10
- housed10
- lushed10
- odyles10
- oldish10
- shield10
- should10
- yields10
- yodels10
- yodles10
- holy10
- hoys10
- helios9
- holies9
- housel9
- isohel9
- deshi9
- dhole9
- doily9
- hides9
- holds9
- holed9
- hosed9
- idyls9
- lysed9
- odyle9
- odyls9
- shied9
- shoed9
- sidhe9
- sloyd9
- yield9
- yodel9
- yodle9
- hey9
- hoy9
- shy9
- yeh9
- heils8
- helio8
- helos8
- hilus8
- hoise8
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