Is HOWDIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HOWDIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HOWDIES mean?
Howdies is a form of HOWDY.
- noun
an expression of greeting
“every morning they exchanged polite hellos”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
7
Letters
H (4) + O (1) + W (4) + D (2) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 14 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 HOWDIES
HOWDIES 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 HOWDIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- howdie13
- showed13
- wished13
- dhows12
- whids12
- howes11
- whose11
- dhow11
- whid11
- hoised10
- hews10
- howe10
- hows10
- shew10
- show10
- wish10
- deshi9
- dowie9
- dowse9
- hides9
- hosed9
- shied9
- shoed9
- sidhe9
- sowed9
- wides9
- wised9
- hew9
- how9
- who9
- hoise8
- owies8
- dews8
- dish8
- dohs8
- dosh8
- dows8
- edhs8
- hide8
- hied8
- hods8
- hoed8
- ohed8
- owed8
- shed8
- shod8
- sidh8
- weds8
- wide8
- hies7
- hoes7
- hose7
- owes7
- owie7
- owse7
- shoe7
- wise7
- woes7
- dew7
- doh7
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