Is HOBBYISTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HOBBYISTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HOBBYISTS mean?
Hobbyists is a form of HOBBYIST.
- noun
a person who pursues an activity in their spare time for pleasure
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
9
Letters
H (4) + O (1) + B (3) + B (3) + Y (4) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 19 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 HOBBYISTS
HOBBYISTS 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 HOBBYISTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hobbyist18
- yobbish17
- hobby15
- hobbits14
- boyish14
- hobbit13
- bothy13
- toyish12
- hissy11
- bitsy10
- bossy10
- byssi10
- hoys10
- hoists9
- sibbs9
- bish9
- bosh9
- both9
- boys9
- hobs9
- sybo9
- toby9
- yobs9
- hoy9
- shy9
- thy9
- hists8
- hoist8
- hosts8
- shist8
- shits8
- shots8
- soths8
- bibs8
- bobs8
- sibb8
- boy8
- bys8
- hob8
- yob8
- obits7
- stobs7
- hiss7
- hist7
- hits7
- hoss7
- host7
- hots7
- shit7
- shot7
- sith7
- sohs7
- soth7
- soys7
- thio7
- this7
- tosh7
- toys7
- bib7
- bob7
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