Is HOLIBUTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HOLIBUTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HOLIBUTS mean?
Holibuts is a form of HOLIBUT.
- noun
marine food fish of the northern Atlantic or northern Pacific; the largest flatfish and one of the largest teleost fishes
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
8
Letters
H (4) + O (1) + L (1) + I (1) + B (3) + U (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 13 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 HOLIBUTS
HOLIBUTS 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.
Anagrams of HOLIBUTS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from HOLIBUTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- holubtsi13
- bushlot12
- holibut12
- bluish11
- butohs11
- loutish10
- bhuts10
- blush10
- buhls10
- butoh10
- shlub10
- holist9
- lithos9
- thiols9
- bhut9
- bish9
- bosh9
- both9
- buhl9
- bush9
- hobs9
- hubs9
- boults8
- subito8
- sublot8
- hilts8
- hilus8
- hoist8
- holts8
- litho8
- shout8
- sloth8
- south8
- thiol8
- thous8
- hob8
- hub8
- blots7
- boils7
- bolts7
- bolus7
- boult7
- bouts7
- built7
- obits7
- tsubo7
- hilt7
- hist7
- hits7
- hols7
- holt7
- host7
- hots7
- huts7
- loth7
- lush7
- shit7
- shot7
- shul7
- shut7
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