Is HOSTELRIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HOSTELRIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HOSTELRIES mean?
Hostelries is a form of HOSTELRY.
- noun
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
10
Letters
H (4) + O (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + L (1) + R (1) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 13 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 HOSTELRIES
HOSTELRIES 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 HOSTELRIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- helotries12
- heterosis12
- hostelers12
- hoteliers12
- isotheres12
- theorises12
- heirless11
- heisters11
- hoisters11
- holsters11
- horsiest11
- hosteler11
- hostiles11
- hostlers11
- hotelier11
- isothere11
- relishes11
- sheitels11
- shelters11
- shelties11
- shorties11
- slithers11
- sloshier11
- theories11
- theorise11
- eoliths10
- ethoses10
- heiress10
- heister10
- heriots10
- hessite10
- heteros10
- hirsels10
- hirsles10
- hitless10
- hoister10
- holiest10
- holists10
- holster10
- horsies10
- horstes10
- hosiers10
- hostels10
- hostile10
- hostler10
- isohels10
- lithoes10
- reshoes10
- sheitel10
- shelter10
- sheltie10
- sheroes10
- shortie10
- slither10
- either9
- eolith9
- ethers9
- heists9
- helios9
- helots9
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