Is HOSTELLER a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HOSTELLER is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HOSTELLER mean?
- noun
an owner or manager of hotels
- noun
a traveler who lodges in hostels
“a youth hosteller”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
9
Letters
H (4) + O (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + L (1) + L (1) + E (1) + R (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 HOSTELLER
Single letters that turn HOSTELLER into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from HOSTELLER
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hosteler11
- theelols11
- hellers10
- helloes10
- heteros10
- hollers10
- holster10
- hostler10
- sheller10
- shelter10
- theelol10
- ethers9
- heller9
- hellos9
- helots9
- hereto9
- heroes9
- hetero9
- holler9
- horste9
- hostel9
- hotels9
- lethes9
- others9
- reshoe9
- reshot9
- theres9
- tholes9
- threes9
- throes9
- solleret8
- ether8
- ethos8
- heels8
- hello8
- hells8
- helos8
- helot8
- heres8
- herls8
- heros8
- hoers8
- holes8
- holts8
- horse8
- horst8
- hosel8
- hoser8
- hotel8
- lehrs8
- lethe8
- other8
- sheer8
- sheet8
- shell8
- sheol8
- shero8
- shoer8
- shore8
- shorl8
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