Is HOSPICES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HOSPICES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HOSPICES mean?
Hospices is a form of HOSPICE.
- noun
a lodging for travelers (especially one kept by a monastic order)
- noun
a program of medical and emotional care for the terminally ill
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
8
Letters
H (4) + O (1) + S (1) + P (3) + I (1) + C (3) + E (1) + S (1) = 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 HOSPICES
HOSPICES 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 HOSPICES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hospice14
- epochs13
- sophies12
- chips12
- chops12
- epoch12
- pechs12
- choses11
- coshes11
- pishes11
- chip11
- chop11
- pech11
- copies10
- copses10
- piscos10
- scopes10
- spices10
- chess10
- chose10
- echos10
- hopes10
- oches10
- pheos10
- ships10
- shops10
- sophs10
- hoises9
- copes9
- copse9
- epics9
- pisco9
- scope9
- scops9
- sepic9
- specs9
- spice9
- chis9
- cosh9
- echo9
- heps9
- hips9
- hope9
- hops9
- ichs9
- oche9
- pehs9
- pheo9
- phis9
- phos9
- pish9
- posh9
- ship9
- shop9
- soph9
- cosies8
- poises8
- posies8
- hoise8
- hoses8
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