Is HOLOMETABOLOUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HOLOMETABOLOUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HOLOMETABOLOUS mean?
- adjective
(of an insect) undergoing complete metamorphosis
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
25
Words With Friends
14
Letters
H (4) + O (1) + L (1) + O (1) + M (3) + E (1) + T (1) + A (1) + B (3) + O (1) + L (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) = 21 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 HOLOMETABOLOUS
HOLOMETABOLOUS 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 HOLOMETABOLOUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- smoothable17
- mothballs16
- besmooth15
- humblest15
- mothball15
- blasthole14
- boathouse14
- boltholes14
- houseboat14
- loathsome14
- shootable14
- sublethal14
- taboulehs14
- humbles14
- shamble14
- outblooms13
- bolthole13
- bullshat13
- bullshot13
- hamulose13
- lothsome13
- outshame13
- tabouleh13
- abmhos13
- abohms13
- ambush13
- humble13
- thumbs13
- tollhouse12
- toolhouse12
- albumose12
- boomlets12
- outbeams12
- outbloom12
- tombolas12
- tombolos12
- beshout12
- blahest12
- boohoos12
- bushlot12
- hamlets12
- humates12
- mahouts12
- mollahs12
- moolahs12
- mullahs12
- smoothe12
- abmho12
- abohm12
- thumb12
- thallous11
- boomlet11
- embolus11
- mutable11
- outbeam11
- stumble11
- subatom11
- tombola11
- tombolo11
- tumbles11
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