Is HORNPIPES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HORNPIPES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HORNPIPES mean?
Hornpipes is a form of HORNPIPE.
- noun
a British solo dance performed by sailors
- noun
music for dancing the hornpipe
- noun
an ancient (now obsolete) single-reed woodwind; usually made of bone
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
H (4) + O (1) + R (1) + N (1) + P (3) + I (1) + P (3) + E (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 HORNPIPES
HORNPIPES 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 HORNPIPES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hornpipe15
- shoppier15
- hoppers14
- hoppier14
- preship14
- shippen14
- shipper14
- shippon14
- shopper14
- hipper13
- hippos13
- hopper13
- shoppe13
- propines12
- phoners12
- phonier12
- phonies12
- rosehip12
- hippo12
- nippers11
- pepinos11
- propine11
- snipper11
- soppier11
- ephori11
- ephors11
- hopers11
- perish11
- phoner11
- phones11
- pisher11
- posher11
- reship11
- siphon11
- heroins10
- inshore10
- nipper10
- pepino10
- pepsin10
- pipers10
- popsie10
- preops10
- sipper10
- ephor10
- hoper10
- hopes10
- pheos10
- phone10
- phons10
- orpines9
- heroin9
- herons9
- honers9
- horsie9
- hosier9
- nosher9
- rhinos9
- senhor9
- shiner9
- shrine9
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