Is HORDES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HORDES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HORDES mean?
Hordes is a form of HORDE.
- noun
a vast multitude
- noun
a nomadic community
- noun
a moving crowd
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
9
Words With Friends
6
Letters
H (4) + O (1) + R (1) + D (2) + E (1) + S (1) = 10 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 HORDES
HORDES 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.
Anagrams of HORDES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from HORDES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- dehors10
- horsed10
- reshod10
- shored10
- herds9
- horde9
- hosed9
- sherd9
- shoed9
- shred9
- heros8
- hoers8
- horse8
- hoser8
- shero8
- shoer8
- shore8
- dohs8
- dosh8
- edhs8
- herd8
- hods8
- hoed8
- ohed8
- shed8
- shod8
- hero7
- hers7
- hoer7
- hoes7
- hose7
- resh7
- rhos7
- shoe7
- doh7
- edh7
- hod7
- doers6
- dores6
- doser6
- redos6
- resod6
- rodes6
- rosed6
- sored6
- her6
- hes6
- hoe6
- hos6
- ohs6
- rho6
- she6
- sho6
- soh6
- doer5
- does5
- dore5
- dors5
- dose5
- odes5
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