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Is HISTORY a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, HISTORY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does HISTORY mean?

  1. noun

    the aggregate of past events

    “a critical time in the school's history”

  2. noun

    a record or narrative description of past events

    “a history of France”

  3. noun

    the discipline that records and interprets past events involving human beings

    “he teaches Medieval history”

  4. 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

13

Scrabble

11

Words With Friends

7

Letters

H (4) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + O (1) + R (1) + Y (4) = 13 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 HISTORY

HISTORY 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 HISTORY

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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