Is HOURGLASSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HOURGLASSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HOURGLASSES mean?
Hourglasses is a form of HOURGLASS.
- noun
a sandglass that runs for sixty minutes
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
11
Letters
H (4) + O (1) + U (1) + R (1) + G (2) + L (1) + A (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 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 HOURGLASSES
HOURGLASSES 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 HOURGLASSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- glasshouse14
- gashouses13
- goulashes13
- hourglass13
- galoshes12
- gashouse12
- laughers12
- assholes11
- slashers11
- galoshe11
- gheraos11
- goulash11
- gurshes11
- gushers11
- laugher11
- sloughs11
- roseslugs10
- sugarless10
- ashlers10
- ashless10
- asshole10
- hassels10
- hassles10
- haulers10
- housels10
- housers10
- hussars10
- lashers10
- shoaler10
- slasher10
- slashes10
- sloshes10
- slushes10
- galosh10
- gasher10
- gashes10
- gerahs10
- gherao10
- ghouls10
- gusher10
- gushes10
- laughs10
- loughs10
- roughs10
- saughs10
- shrugs10
- slough10
- soughs10
- glossers9
- roseslug9
- ahorse9
- ashler9
- ashore9
- aslosh9
- halers9
- haleru9
- haloes9
- haoles9
- hassel9
- hassle9
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