Is HOSTILE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HOSTILE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HOSTILE mean?
- adjective
characterized by enmity or ill will
“a hostile nation”
- adjective
not belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally
“hostile naval and air forces”
- noun
troops belonging to the enemy's military forces
“the platoon ran into a pack of hostiles”
- adjective
impossible to bring into friendly accord
“hostile factions”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 10
- Letters
- 7
H (4) + O (1) + S (1) + T (1) + I (1) + L (1) + E (1) = 10 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 HOSTILE
Single letters that turn HOSTILE 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
Anagrams of HOSTILE
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from HOSTILE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- eoliths10
- holiest10
- lithoes10
- eolith9
- helios9
- helots9
- holies9
- holist9
- hostel9
- hotels9
- isohel9
- lithos9
- thiols9
- tholes9
- ethos8
- heils8
- heist8
- helio8
- helos8
- helot8
- hilts8
- hoise8
- hoist8
- holes8
- holts8
- hosel8
- hotel8
- lithe8
- litho8
- sheol8
- shiel8
- shite8
- shote8
- sloth8
- thiol8
- thole8
- those8
- elhi7
- eths7
- heil7
- helo7
- hest7
- hets7
- hies7
- hilt7
- hist7
- hits7
- hoes7
- hole7
- hols7
- holt7
- hose7
- host7
- hots7
- loth7
- shit7
- shoe7
- shot7
- sith7
- soth7
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