Is HOLLOWED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HOLLOWED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HOLLOWED mean?
Hollowed is a form of HOLLOW.
- noun
a cavity or space in something
“hunger had caused the hollows in their cheeks”
- noun
a small valley between mountains
“he built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Appalachians”
- noun
a depression hollowed out of solid matter
- adjective
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
“a hollow wall”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 15
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 8
H (4) + O (1) + L (1) + L (1) + O (1) + W (4) + 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 HOLLOWED
HOLLOWED 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 HOLLOWED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- howled13
- hollow12
- holloed11
- woolled11
- whole11
- dhow11
- dewool10
- wooled10
- howe10
- howl10
- dhole9
- dholl9
- dowel9
- dwell9
- holed9
- lowed9
- oohed9
- wooed9
- hew9
- how9
- who9
- hello8
- hollo8
- held8
- hoed8
- hold8
- hood8
- lewd8
- ohed8
- owed8
- weld8
- wold8
- wood8
- hell7
- helo7
- hole7
- holo7
- lowe7
- well7
- wool7
- dew7
- doh7
- dow7
- edh7
- hod7
- wed7
- looed6
- hoe6
- hoo6
- low6
- oho6
- ooh6
- owe6
- owl6
- woe6
- woo6
- dell5
- dole5
- doll5
- lode5
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