Is HORRIPILATIONS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HORRIPILATIONS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HORRIPILATIONS mean?
Horripilations is a form of HORRIPILATION.
- noun
reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
—
Words With Friends
14
Letters
H (4) + O (1) + R (1) + R (1) + I (1) + P (3) + I (1) + L (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 19 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 HORRIPILATIONS
HORRIPILATIONS 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 HORRIPILATIONS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- horripilation18
- isophotal14
- philistia14
- alphorns13
- antiship13
- aphorist13
- hairpins13
- haplonts13
- harpoons13
- hospital13
- hospitia13
- naphtols13
- photinos13
- pisolith13
- siphonal13
- tranship13
- inspirator12
- positional12
- prorations12
- spoliation12
- historian12
- horntails12
- lotharios12
- airship12
- alphorn12
- hairpin12
- haplont12
- harpins12
- harpist12
- harpoon12
- hatpins12
- hooplas12
- lithops12
- naphtol12
- orphans12
- philtra12
- photino12
- photons12
- planish12
- plinths12
- poorish12
- shilpit12
- nopalitos11
- optionals11
- pliotrons11
- portolans11
- postilion11
- pronators11
- proration11
- spoliator11
- troopials11
- althorns11
- haliotis11
- hornitos11
- horntail11
- inthrals11
- lothario11
- nihilist11
- rhinitis11
- harpin11
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