Is HOREHOUNDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HOREHOUNDS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HOREHOUNDS mean?
Horehounds is a form of HOREHOUND.
- noun
any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Marrubium
- noun
a candy that is flavored with an extract of the horehound plant
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
H (4) + O (1) + R (1) + E (1) + H (4) + O (1) + U (1) + N (1) + D (2) + S (1) = 17 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 HOREHOUNDS
HOREHOUNDS 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 HOREHOUNDS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- horehound16
- shoehorn14
- hushed13
- enshroud12
- honoured12
- hounders12
- unhorsed12
- dehorns11
- honored11
- hounder11
- unhoods11
- honours10
- onshore10
- unhorse10
- dehorn10
- dehors10
- hordes10
- horned10
- horsed10
- hounds10
- housed10
- hundos10
- noshed10
- reshod10
- rushed10
- shooed10
- shored10
- shroud10
- unhood10
- unshed10
- unshod10
- hehs10
- hunh10
- hush10
- herons9
- honers9
- honors9
- honour9
- houser9
- nosher9
- onrush9
- senhor9
- herds9
- honed9
- hoods9
- horde9
- hosed9
- hound9
- hundo9
- hurds9
- oohed9
- shend9
- sherd9
- shoed9
- shred9
- heh9
- huh9
- shh9
- enduros8
- resound8
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