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
15
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
8
Letters
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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