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
- Scrabble
- 11
- Words With Friends
- n/a
- Letters
- 8
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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