Is HOOTENANNY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HOOTENANNY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
16
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
H (4) + O (1) + O (1) + T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + A (1) + N (1) + N (1) + Y (4) = 16 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.
Definition
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See the definition of HootenannyHooks for HOOTENANNY
HOOTENANNY 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 HOOTENANNY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- honey11
- hooey11
- hooty11
- hyena11
- yahoo11
- ahoy10
- hoya10
- hyte10
- nyah10
- they10
- yeah10
- anyone9
- tannoy9
- hay9
- hey9
- hoy9
- thy9
- yah9
- yeh9
- annoy8
- anyon8
- atony8
- henna8
- honan8
- nanny8
- neath8
- tenny8
- thane8
- toney8
- toyon8
- yenta8
- eath7
- haen7
- haet7
- hant7
- hate7
- heat7
- hent7
- hone7
- hoot7
- oath7
- oaty7
- thae7
- than7
- then7
- tony7
- toyo7
- tyne7
- yean7
- nonane6
- any6
- aye6
- eth6
- hae6
- hao6
- hat6
- hen6
- het6
- hoe6
- hon6
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