Is HOLLOWNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HOLLOWNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HOLLOWNESS mean?
- noun
the state of being hollow: having an empty space within
- noun
the property of having a sunken area
- noun
the quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocritical
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
H (4) + O (1) + L (1) + L (1) + O (1) + W (4) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 16 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 HOLLOWNESS
HOLLOWNESS 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 HOLLOWNESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- snowshoe14
- hollows13
- whoseso13
- wooshes13
- hollow12
- swoosh12
- wholes12
- woollens11
- howes11
- howls11
- nohow11
- shewn11
- shews11
- shown11
- shows11
- welsh11
- whens11
- whole11
- whose11
- whoso11
- woosh11
- holloes10
- lowness10
- swollen10
- woolens10
- woollen10
- hewn10
- hews10
- howe10
- howl10
- hows10
- shew10
- show10
- when10
- hellos9
- hollos9
- hosels9
- noshes9
- shells9
- sheols9
- shools9
- sowens9
- swells9
- swoons9
- woolen9
- hew9
- how9
- who9
- enows8
- hello8
- hells8
- helos8
- holes8
- hollo8
- holos8
- hones8
- hosel8
- hosen8
- hoses8
- lowes8
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