Is HOSTELRY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HOSTELRY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HOSTELRY mean?
- noun
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
8
Letters
H (4) + O (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + L (1) + R (1) + Y (4) = 14 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 HOSTELRY
HOSTELRY 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 HOSTELRY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- helotry13
- shortly13
- ethyls12
- horsey12
- hostly12
- hoyles12
- shelty12
- shorty12
- theory12
- thyrse12
- ethyl11
- holey11
- horsy11
- hosey11
- hotly11
- hoyle11
- shyer11
- holster10
- hostler10
- holy10
- hoys10
- hyte10
- they10
- helots9
- horste9
- hostel9
- hotels9
- others9
- oyster9
- reshot9
- rotely9
- sorely9
- storey9
- styler9
- tholes9
- throes9
- toyers9
- hey9
- hoy9
- shy9
- thy9
- yeh9
- ethos8
- helos8
- helot8
- herls8
- heros8
- hoers8
- holes8
- holts8
- horse8
- horst8
- hosel8
- hoser8
- hotel8
- lehrs8
- lyres8
- other8
- oyers8
- ryots8
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