Is HOOLIGANISM a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HOOLIGANISM is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HOOLIGANISM mean?
- noun
willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
11
Letters
H (4) + O (1) + O (1) + L (1) + I (1) + G (2) + A (1) + N (1) + I (1) + S (1) + M (3) = 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 HOOLIGANISM
Single letters that turn HOOLIGANISM into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from HOOLIGANISM
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hooligans13
- gnomish13
- mashing13
- moshing13
- shaming13
- hooligan12
- nilghais12
- shoaling12
- shooling12
- moolahs12
- moonish12
- homing12
- oghams12
- mailings11
- misalign11
- gasohol11
- hailing11
- haloing11
- hoising11
- lashing11
- longish11
- nilghai11
- shooing11
- hansom11
- holism11
- minish11
- monish11
- moolah11
- shalom11
- sholom11
- ogham11
- moonsail10
- agonism10
- gliomas10
- lingams10
- loaming10
- looming10
- mailing10
- maligns10
- milings10
- moiling10
- shinola10
- sliming10
- smiling10
- ashing10
- galosh10
- golosh10
- haling10
- hogans10
- holing10
- hosing10
- laighs10
- oohing10
- shlong10
- halms10
- holms10
- homas10
- homos10
- mohos10
- isogonal9
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