Is HOLYSTONE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HOLYSTONE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HOLYSTONE mean?
- noun
a soft sandstone used for scrubbing the decks of a ship
- verb
scrub with a holystone
“holystone the ship's deck”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
9
Letters
H (4) + O (1) + L (1) + Y (4) + S (1) + T (1) + O (1) + N (1) + E (1) = 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 HOLYSTONE
Single letters that turn HOLYSTONE into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks2
Words you can make from HOLYSTONE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- honestly14
- honesty13
- soothly13
- ethyls12
- honeys12
- hooeys12
- hostly12
- hoyles12
- shelty12
- ethyl11
- holey11
- honey11
- hooey11
- hooly11
- hooty11
- hosey11
- hotly11
- hoyle11
- hyson11
- synth11
- looneys10
- holy10
- hoys10
- hyte10
- they10
- ethnos9
- helots9
- honest9
- hostel9
- hotels9
- looeys9
- looney9
- snooty9
- soothe9
- stoney9
- tholes9
- tholos9
- toyons9
- hey9
- hoy9
- shy9
- thy9
- yeh9
- ethos8
- helos8
- helot8
- hents8
- holes8
- holos8
- holts8
- hones8
- hoots8
- hosel8
- hosen8
- hotel8
- looey8
- loony8
- nosey8
- shent8
- sheol8
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