Is HOURLIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HOURLIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HOURLIES mean?
Hourlies is a form of HOURLY.
- adjective
occurring every hour or payable by the hour
“hourly chimes”
- adverb
every hour; by the hour
“daily, hourly, I grew stronger”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
8
Letters
H (4) + O (1) + U (1) + R (1) + L (1) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 11 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 HOURLIES
HOURLIES 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 HOURLIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- housier10
- hurlies10
- helios9
- hirsel9
- hirsle9
- holier9
- holies9
- horsie9
- hosier9
- houris9
- housel9
- houser9
- isohel9
- lusher9
- relish9
- heils8
- heirs8
- helio8
- helos8
- herls8
- heros8
- hilus8
- hires8
- hoers8
- hoise8
- holes8
- horse8
- hosel8
- hoser8
- houri8
- hours8
- house8
- hurls8
- lehrs8
- roshi8
- sheol8
- shero8
- shiel8
- shier8
- shire8
- shiur8
- shoer8
- shore8
- shorl8
- usher8
- lousier7
- soilure7
- elhi7
- heil7
- heir7
- helo7
- herl7
- hero7
- hers7
- hies7
- hire7
- hoer7
- hoes7
- hole7
- hols7
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