Is HOOLIGANS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HOOLIGANS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HOOLIGANS mean?
Hooligans is a form of HOOLIGAN.
- noun
a cruel and brutal fellow
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
9
Letters
H (4) + O (1) + O (1) + L (1) + I (1) + G (2) + A (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 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 HOOLIGANS
HOOLIGANS 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 HOOLIGANS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hooligan12
- shoaling12
- shooling12
- gasohol11
- haloing11
- lashing11
- longish11
- shooing11
- shinola10
- ashing10
- galosh10
- golosh10
- haling10
- hogans10
- holing10
- hosing10
- laighs10
- oohing10
- shlong10
- isogonal9
- halons9
- ahing9
- gnash9
- hangs9
- hogan9
- hongi9
- hongs9
- laigh9
- nighs9
- ohing9
- sangh9
- shogi9
- lagoons8
- logions8
- loosing8
- olingos8
- soloing8
- hails8
- halon8
- halos8
- holos8
- ohias8
- shoal8
- shool8
- shoon8
- gash8
- ghis8
- gosh8
- hags8
- hang8
- hogs8
- hong8
- nigh8
- shag8
- shog8
- sigh8
- agloos7
- algins7
- aligns7
- anglos7
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