Is HITLESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HITLESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HITLESS mean?
- adjective
(of a batter) without a hit
“he went hitless for three innings”
- adjective
having no points scores
“a scoreless inning”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
10
Words With Friends
7
Letters
H (4) + I (1) + T (1) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 10 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 HITLESS
Single letters that turn HITLESS into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks1
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from HITLESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- heists9
- shiels9
- shiest9
- shites9
- thesis9
- heils8
- heist8
- hests8
- hilts8
- hists8
- lithe8
- shiel8
- shies8
- shist8
- shite8
- shits8
- elhi7
- eths7
- heil7
- hest7
- hets7
- hies7
- hilt7
- hiss7
- hist7
- hits7
- sesh7
- shes7
- shit7
- sith7
- this7
- islets6
- istles6
- sliest6
- stiles6
- eth6
- hes6
- het6
- hie6
- his6
- hit6
- she6
- the6
- isles5
- islet5
- istle5
- lists5
- lites5
- silts5
- sites5
- slits5
- sties5
- stile5
- tiles5
- eh5
- he5
- hi5
- sh5
- ests4
- isle4
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