Is HOSTELINGS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HOSTELINGS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
14
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
10
Letters
H (4) + O (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + S (1) = 14 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.
Definition
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See the definition of HostelingsHooks for HOSTELINGS
HOSTELINGS 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 HOSTELINGS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- histogens13
- hosteling13
- lightness13
- nightless13
- slingshot13
- holsteins12
- histogen12
- lightens12
- shingles12
- sleights12
- sloshing12
- histones11
- holiness11
- holstein11
- hostiles11
- hotlines11
- neoliths11
- english11
- hoglets11
- hogties11
- hongies11
- hosting11
- lengths11
- lighten11
- longish11
- nighest11
- shingle11
- shlongs11
- shoeing11
- sleighs11
- sleight11
- slights11
- tholing11
- losingest10
- eoliths10
- ethions10
- histone10
- hitless10
- holiest10
- holists10
- hostels10
- hostile10
- hotline10
- hotness10
- isohels10
- lithoes10
- neolith10
- sithens10
- stonish10
- eights10
- ghosts10
- hinges10
- hoeing10
- hoglet10
- hogtie10
- holing10
- hosing10
- length10
- lights10
- neighs10
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