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Is HOWES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, HOWES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does HOWES mean?

Howes is a form of HOWE.

  1. noun

    United States editor (1920-1993)

  2. noun

    Canadian hockey player who holds the record for playing the most games (born 1928)

  3. noun

    United States feminist who was active in the women's suffrage movement (1819-1910)

  4. noun

    United States inventor who built early sewing machines and won suits for patent infringement against other manufacturers (including Isaac M. Singer) (1819-1867)

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
10
Letters
5

H (4) + O (1) + W (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 11 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 HOWES

HOWES 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.

Anagrams of HOWES

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from HOWES

The 42 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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