Is HONEYBEES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HONEYBEES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HONEYBEES mean?
Honeybees is a form of HONEYBEE.
- noun
social bee often domesticated for the honey it produces
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
H (4) + O (1) + N (1) + E (1) + Y (4) + B (3) + E (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 17 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 HONEYBEES
HONEYBEES 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 HONEYBEES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- honeybee16
- sheeney13
- shebeen12
- honeys12
- sheeny12
- honey11
- hosey11
- hyson11
- yeesh11
- boney10
- ebony10
- obeys10
- hoys10
- beys9
- bony9
- bosh9
- boys9
- byes9
- hobs9
- obey9
- sybo9
- yobs9
- hey9
- hoy9
- shy9
- yeh9
- eensy8
- hones8
- hosen8
- nosey8
- sheen8
- shone8
- bey8
- boy8
- bye8
- bys8
- hob8
- yob8
- benes7
- bones7
- ebons7
- obese7
- eyen7
- eyes7
- eyne7
- hens7
- hoes7
- hone7
- hons7
- hose7
- nosh7
- nosy7
- oyes7
- shen7
- shoe7
- snye7
- syne7
- yens7
- by7
- been6
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