Is HOGWASHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HOGWASHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HOGWASHES mean?
Hogwashes is a form of HOGWASH.
- noun
unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
H (4) + O (1) + G (2) + W (4) + A (1) + S (1) + H (4) + E (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 HOGWASHES
HOGWASHES 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 HOGWASHES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hogwash17
- hashes12
- hawses12
- washes12
- hawse11
- howes11
- shahs11
- shaws11
- shews11
- shows11
- shwas11
- swash11
- whose11
- gashes10
- swages10
- hahs10
- hash10
- haws10
- hehs10
- hews10
- howe10
- hows10
- shah10
- shaw10
- shew10
- show10
- shwa10
- wash10
- whoa10
- shags9
- shogs9
- swage9
- swags9
- wages9
- hah9
- haw9
- heh9
- hew9
- how9
- shh9
- wha9
- who9
- ashes8
- hoses8
- sheas8
- shoes8
- gash8
- gosh8
- hags8
- hogs8
- shag8
- shog8
- swag8
- wage8
- wags8
- awes7
- haes7
- haos7
- hoes7
- hose7
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