Is HORTATORY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HORTATORY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HORTATORY mean?
- adjective
giving strong encouragement
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
9
Letters
H (4) + O (1) + R (1) + T (1) + A (1) + T (1) + O (1) + R (1) + Y (4) = 15 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 HORTATORY
HORTATORY 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 HORTATORY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- throaty13
- hooray12
- horary12
- toothy12
- rotatory11
- harry11
- hoary11
- hooty11
- hotty11
- rhyta11
- yahoo11
- oratory10
- ahoy10
- hoya10
- arroyo9
- rotary9
- throat9
- toroth9
- hay9
- hoy9
- thy9
- yah9
- ortho8
- ratty8
- rooty8
- tarry8
- tarty8
- thoro8
- tooth8
- torah8
- troth8
- rotator7
- arty7
- hart7
- hoar7
- hoot7
- hora7
- oath7
- oaty7
- rath7
- ryot7
- tahr7
- that7
- thro7
- tory7
- toyo7
- tray7
- troy7
- tyro7
- orator6
- hao6
- hat6
- hoo6
- hot6
- oho6
- ooh6
- rah6
- ray6
- rho6
- rya6
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