Is HOSTAGES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HOSTAGES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HOSTAGES mean?
Hostages is a form of HOSTAGE.
- noun
a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
8
Letters
H (4) + O (1) + S (1) + T (1) + A (1) + G (2) + E (1) + S (1) = 12 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 HOSTAGES
HOSTAGES 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 HOSTAGES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- gashest11
- hostage11
- gashes10
- ghosts10
- hastes9
- hostas9
- shoats9
- shotes9
- toshes9
- ghast9
- ghats9
- ghost9
- goeth9
- goths9
- shags9
- shogs9
- ashes8
- ethos8
- haets8
- haste8
- hates8
- heats8
- hests8
- hoses8
- hosta8
- hosts8
- oaths8
- sheas8
- shoat8
- shoes8
- shote8
- shots8
- soths8
- stash8
- those8
- gash8
- ghat8
- gosh8
- goth8
- hags8
- hogs8
- shag8
- shog8
- sagest7
- stages7
- eath7
- eths7
- haes7
- haet7
- haos7
- hast7
- hate7
- hats7
- heat7
- hest7
- hets7
- hoes7
- hose7
- hoss7
- host7
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