Is HONESTY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HONESTY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HONESTY mean?
- noun
the quality of being honest
- noun
southeastern European plant cultivated for its fragrant purplish flowers and round flat papery silver-white seedpods that are used for indoor decoration
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
7
Letters
H (4) + O (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + Y (4) = 13 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 HONESTY
HONESTY 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 HONESTY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- honeys12
- honey11
- hosey11
- hyson11
- synth11
- hoys10
- hyte10
- they10
- ethnos9
- honest9
- stoney9
- hey9
- hoy9
- shy9
- thy9
- yeh9
- ethos8
- hents8
- hones8
- hosen8
- nosey8
- shent8
- shone8
- shote8
- stony8
- thens8
- those8
- toney8
- tynes8
- eths7
- hens7
- hent7
- hest7
- hets7
- hoes7
- hone7
- hons7
- hose7
- host7
- hots7
- nosh7
- nosy7
- oyes7
- shen7
- shoe7
- shot7
- snye7
- soth7
- stey7
- stye7
- syne7
- then7
- tony7
- tosh7
- toys7
- tyes7
- tyne7
- yens7
- eth6
- hen6
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