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
- Scrabble
- 16
- Words With Friends
- 18
- Letters
- 8
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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