Is HOBNAILED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HOBNAILED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HOBNAILED mean?
- adjective
marked by the wearing of heavy boots studded with hobnails
“hobnailed laborers”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
H (4) + O (1) + B (3) + N (1) + A (1) + I (1) + L (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 15 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 HOBNAILED
HOBNAILED 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 HOBNAILED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hidable13
- hobnail12
- behind12
- behold12
- inhaled11
- habile11
- dhobi11
- hailed10
- halide10
- haloed10
- haloid10
- handle10
- hoiden10
- holden10
- hondle10
- honied10
- bohea10
- obeah10
- albedo9
- bailed9
- baldie9
- bindle9
- blonde9
- boiled9
- bolide9
- doable9
- enhalo9
- inhale9
- ahold9
- dhole9
- haled9
- halid9
- holed9
- honda9
- honed9
- blah9
- albino8
- obelia8
- abide8
- abled8
- abode8
- adobe8
- baled8
- baned8
- bield8
- blade8
- bland8
- blend8
- blind8
- blond8
- boned8
- dobie8
- dobla8
- halon8
- haole8
- helio8
- lobed8
- ahed8
- dahl8
- dhal8
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