Is HONCHOES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HONCHOES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HONCHOES mean?
Honchoes is a form of HONCHO.
- noun
a person who exercises control over workers
“if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
8
Letters
H (4) + O (1) + N (1) + C (3) + H (4) + O (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 16 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 HONCHOES
HONCHOES 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 HONCHOES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- honchos15
- hooches15
- cohosh14
- honcho14
- hooch13
- choose11
- chosen11
- cohoes11
- ochone11
- chons10
- chose10
- cohoe10
- cohos10
- echos10
- oches10
- hehs10
- chon9
- coho9
- cosh9
- echo9
- oche9
- heh9
- shh9
- hones8
- hosen8
- shone8
- shoon8
- och8
- cones7
- coons7
- scone7
- hens7
- hoes7
- hone7
- hons7
- hose7
- nosh7
- oohs7
- shen7
- shoe7
- shoo7
- cone6
- cons6
- coon6
- coos6
- ecos6
- once6
- hen6
- hes6
- hoe6
- hon6
- hoo6
- hos6
- noh6
- oho6
- ohs6
- ooh6
- she6
- sho6
- soh6
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