Is HISTORIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HISTORIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HISTORIES mean?
Histories is a form of HISTORY.
- noun
the aggregate of past events
“a critical time in the school's history”
- noun
a record or narrative description of past events
“a history of France”
- noun
the discipline that records and interprets past events involving human beings
“he teaches Medieval history”
- noun
the continuum of events occurring in succession leading from the past to the present and even into the future
“all of human history”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
9
Letters
H (4) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + O (1) + R (1) + I (1) + E (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 HISTORIES
HISTORIES 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 HISTORIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
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- others9
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- ethos8
- heirs8
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- hoise8
- hoist8
- horse8
- horst8
- hoser8
- hoses8
- hosts8
- ither8
- other8
- rishi8
- roshi8
- shero8
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