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Is HOPELESS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, HOPELESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does HOPELESS mean?

  1. adjective

    without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success

    “in an agony of hopeless grief”

  2. adjective

    of a person unable to do something skillfully

    “I'm hopeless at mathematics”

  3. adjective

    certain to fail

    “the situation is hopeless”

  4. adjective

    (informal to emphasize how bad it is) beyond hope of management or reform

    “she handed me a hopeless jumble of papers”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

13

Scrabble

14

Words With Friends

8

Letters

H (4) + O (1) + P (3) + E (1) + L (1) + E (1) + S (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 HOPELESS

HOPELESS 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 HOPELESS

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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