Is HOOKINGS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HOOKINGS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HOOKINGS mean?
Hookings is a form of HOOKING.
- noun
a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
“he took lessons to cure his hooking”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
8
Letters
H (4) + O (1) + O (1) + K (5) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + 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 HOOKINGS
HOOKINGS 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 HOOKINGS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hooking15
- hoking14
- shnook13
- honks12
- hooks12
- knish12
- shook12
- shooing11
- honk11
- hook11
- khis11
- hosing10
- oohing10
- ginks10
- gooks10
- kings10
- khi10
- hongi9
- hongs9
- ikons9
- kinos9
- nighs9
- nooks9
- ohing9
- oinks9
- shogi9
- snook9
- gink9
- gook9
- king9
- shoon8
- ghis8
- gosh8
- hogs8
- hong8
- ikon8
- inks8
- kino8
- kins8
- kois8
- nigh8
- nook8
- oiks8
- oink8
- shog8
- sigh8
- sink8
- skin8
- sook8
- isogon7
- hins7
- hisn7
- hons7
- nosh7
- oohs7
- shin7
- shoo7
- sinh7
- ghi7
- hog7
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