Is HORRIPILATED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HORRIPILATED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HORRIPILATED mean?
Horripilated is a form of HORRIPILATE.
- verb
have one's hair stand on end and get goosebumps
“I horripilate when I see violence on television”
- verb
cause (someone's) hair to stand on end and to have goosebumps
“Hitchcock movies horripilate me”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
—
Words With Friends
12
Letters
H (4) + O (1) + R (1) + R (1) + I (1) + P (3) + I (1) + L (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 18 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 HORRIPILATED
HORRIPILATED 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 HORRIPILATED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- horripilate16
- aphrodite15
- atrophied15
- philtred14
- trophied14
- trihedral13
- heliport13
- plethora13
- haploid13
- hardtop13
- helipad13
- hirpled13
- pithead13
- pothead13
- ralphed13
- raphide13
- depilator12
- trihedra12
- ephoral12
- haplite12
- harelip12
- hoplite12
- philter12
- philtra12
- philtre12
- phorate12
- pithier12
- taphole12
- harped12
- heptad12
- pithed12
- pretorial11
- aerolith11
- dioptral11
- dipteral11
- parroted11
- peridial11
- petaloid11
- portaled11
- predator11
- preradio11
- prorated11
- protrade11
- tapiroid11
- teardrop11
- tripedal11
- triploid11
- tripodal11
- airthed11
- dithiol11
- hardier11
- harried11
- hoarder11
- lithoed11
- lithoid11
- loathed11
- theroid11
- thirled11
- ephori11
- harper11
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