Is HOBBLEDEHOYS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HOBBLEDEHOYS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 26 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HOBBLEDEHOYS mean?
Hobbledehoys is a form of HOBBLEDEHOY.
- noun
an awkward bad-mannered adolescent boy
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
26
Scrabble
26
Words With Friends
12
Letters
H (4) + O (1) + B (3) + B (3) + L (1) + E (1) + D (2) + E (1) + H (4) + O (1) + Y (4) + S (1) = 26 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 HOBBLEDEHOYS
HOBBLEDEHOYS 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 HOBBLEDEHOYS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hobbledehoy25
- hobbled15
- hobby15
- hobbles14
- hoseyed14
- yobboes14
- bolshy14
- hobbed14
- bebloods13
- beholds13
- dhooly13
- hobble13
- slobby13
- yobbos13
- dobby13
- beblood12
- bobsled12
- obesely12
- beheld12
- behold12
- bloody12
- debyes12
- hoboed12
- hooeys12
- hoyles12
- obeyed12
- booby12
- hoody12
- lobby12
- yobbo12
- yodhs12
- shooled11
- blooey11
- boobed11
- hoboes11
- lobbed11
- sobbed11
- boody11
- debye11
- holey11
- hooey11
- hooly11
- hosey11
- hoyle11
- yeesh11
- yodh11
- boodles10
- dholes10
- odyles10
- shooed10
- yodels10
- yodles10
- bohos10
- boyos10
- ebbed10
- hobos10
- looby10
- obeys10
- body10
- doby10
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