Is HOPEFULS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HOPEFULS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HOPEFULS mean?
Hopefuls is a form of HOPEFUL.
- adjective
having or manifesting hope
“a line of people hopeful of obtaining tickets”
- adjective
likely to turn out well in the future
“had a bright future in publishing”
- noun
an ambitious and aspiring young person
“a lofty aspirant”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
8
Letters
H (4) + O (1) + P (3) + E (1) + F (4) + U (1) + L (1) + S (1) = 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.
Hooks for HOPEFULS
HOPEFULS 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 HOPEFULS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hopeful15
- ouphes11
- flesh11
- flush11
- shelf11
- flops10
- helps10
- hopes10
- ouphe10
- ouphs10
- pelfs10
- pheos10
- plush10
- poufs10
- shlep10
- fehs10
- housel9
- flop9
- fops9
- help9
- heps9
- holp9
- hope9
- hops9
- ouph9
- pehs9
- pelf9
- pheo9
- phos9
- posh9
- pouf9
- push9
- shop9
- soph9
- feh9
- foh9
- loupes8
- floes8
- flues8
- fouls8
- fuels8
- fusel8
- helos8
- holes8
- hosel8
- house8
- sheol8
- sulfo8
- fop8
- hep8
- hop8
- hup8
- peh8
- pho8
- poh8
- lopes7
- loupe7
- loups7
- poles7
- pules7
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