Is HONESTEST a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HONESTEST is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HONESTEST mean?
Honestest is a form of HONEST.
- adjective
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
“honest lawyers”
- adjective
without dissimulation; frank
“my honest opinion”
- adjective
worthy of being depended on
“a dependable worker”
- adjective
without pretensions
“worked at an honest trade”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Letters
- 9
H (4) + O (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) = 12 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 HONESTEST
HONESTEST 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 HONESTEST
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ethnoses11
- ethoses10
- hotness10
- shotten10
- ethnos9
- honest9
- noshes9
- sheens9
- sheets9
- shotes9
- shotts9
- sneesh9
- tenths9
- theses9
- toshes9
- ethos8
- hents8
- hests8
- hones8
- hosen8
- hoses8
- hosts8
- sheen8
- sheet8
- shent8
- shoes8
- shone8
- shote8
- shots8
- shott8
- soths8
- teeth8
- tenth8
- teths8
- thens8
- these8
- those8
- stetson7
- tensest7
- testons7
- eths7
- hens7
- hent7
- hest7
- hets7
- hoes7
- hone7
- hons7
- hose7
- hoss7
- host7
- hots7
- nosh7
- sesh7
- shen7
- shes7
- shoe7
- shot7
- sohs7
- soth7
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