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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

11

Scrabble

10

Words With Friends

5

Letters

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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