Is HORNBOOKS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HORNBOOKS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HORNBOOKS mean?
Hornbooks is a form of HORNBOOK.
- noun
a primer that provides instruction in the rudiments or basic skills of a branch of knowledge
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
9
Letters
H (4) + O (1) + R (1) + N (1) + B (3) + O (1) + O (1) + K (5) + S (1) = 18 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 HORNBOOKS
HORNBOOKS 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 HORNBOOKS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hornbook17
- shnook13
- brooks12
- honks12
- hooks12
- horks12
- shook12
- bonks11
- books11
- borks11
- brook11
- knobs11
- kobos11
- honk11
- hook11
- hork11
- kroons10
- bohos10
- hobos10
- bonk10
- book10
- bork10
- bosk10
- knob10
- kobo10
- kobs10
- honors9
- kroon9
- nooks9
- rooks9
- snook9
- boho9
- bosh9
- hobo9
- hobs9
- kob9
- borons8
- honor8
- horns8
- shoon8
- shorn8
- kors8
- nook8
- rook8
- sook8
- hob8
- boons7
- boors7
- boron7
- boson7
- broos7
- noobs7
- hons7
- horn7
- nosh7
- oohs7
- rhos7
- shoo7
- kor7
- kos7
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