Is HOSTILITY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HOSTILITY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HOSTILITY mean?
- noun
a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition
“he could not conceal his hostility”
- noun
a state of deep-seated ill-will
- noun
the feeling of a hostile person
“he could no longer contain his hostility”
- noun
violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
9
Letters
H (4) + O (1) + S (1) + T (1) + I (1) + L (1) + I (1) + T (1) + Y (4) = 15 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 HOSTILITY
HOSTILITY 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 HOSTILITY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- thistly13
- hostly12
- shitty12
- stithy12
- toyish12
- hotly11
- hotty11
- shily11
- holy10
- hoys10
- holist9
- lithos9
- slitty9
- thiols9
- tilths9
- hoy9
- shy9
- thy9
- hilts8
- hoist8
- holts8
- litho8
- shott8
- silty8
- sloth8
- styli8
- thiol8
- tilth8
- hili7
- hilt7
- hist7
- hits7
- hols7
- holt7
- host7
- hots7
- loth7
- oily7
- shit7
- shot7
- sith7
- soth7
- syli7
- thio7
- this7
- tosh7
- toys7
- otitis6
- his6
- hit6
- hos6
- hot6
- ohs6
- sho6
- sly6
- soh6
- soy6
- sty6
- tho6
- toy6
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