Is HORSETAILS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HORSETAILS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HORSETAILS mean?
Horsetails is a form of HORSETAIL.
- noun
perennial rushlike flowerless herbs with jointed hollow stems and narrow toothlike leaves that spread by creeping rhizomes; tend to become weedy; common in northern hemisphere; some in Africa and South America
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
10
Letters
H (4) + O (1) + R (1) + S (1) + E (1) + T (1) + A (1) + I (1) + L (1) + S (1) = 13 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 HORSETAILS
HORSETAILS 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 HORSETAILS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- aeroliths12
- halitoses12
- horsetail12
- isotheral12
- shoaliest12
- aerolith11
- airholes11
- airshots11
- earshots11
- hairless11
- harslets11
- heliasts11
- hoariest11
- hoarsest11
- hoisters11
- holsters11
- horsiest11
- hostiles11
- hostlers11
- loathers11
- ratholes11
- shaliest11
- shoalest11
- shoalier11
- shortias11
- shorties11
- slathers11
- slithers11
- sloshier11
- airhole10
- airshot10
- ashiest10
- ashlers10
- asshole10
- earshot10
- eoliths10
- hailers10
- haliers10
- halites10
- halters10
- harlots10
- harslet10
- haslets10
- hastier10
- hatless10
- heliast10
- heriots10
- hirsels10
- hirsles10
- hitless10
- hoister10
- holiest10
- holists10
- holster10
- horsies10
- horstes10
- hosiers10
- hostels10
- hostile10
- hostler10
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