Is HURRICANES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HURRICANES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HURRICANES mean?
Hurricanes is a form of HURRICANE.
- noun
a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 63-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
H (4) + U (1) + R (1) + R (1) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 15 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 HURRICANES
HURRICANES 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 HURRICANES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hurricane14
- raunchier14
- archines13
- chainers13
- chirrens13
- churners13
- eucharis13
- inarches13
- ranchers13
- raunches13
- unchairs13
- unhairers12
- archers12
- archine12
- cahiers12
- cashier12
- chainer12
- chaines12
- charier12
- chirren12
- chirres12
- churner12
- crasher12
- crusher12
- currish12
- cushier12
- echinus12
- inchers12
- rancher12
- ranches12
- richens12
- unchair12
- urchins12
- curarines11
- unhairer11
- achier11
- archer11
- arches11
- cahier11
- chaine11
- chains11
- chairs11
- chaise11
- chares11
- charrs11
- chaser11
- chiaus11
- chinas11
- chines11
- chinse11
- chirre11
- chirrs11
- chirus11
- churns11
- churrs11
- encash11
- enrich11
- eschar11
- hances11
- inarch11
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