Is HYDROFOILS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HYDROFOILS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HYDROFOILS mean?
Hydrofoils is a form of HYDROFOIL.
- noun
a device consisting of a flat or curved piece (as a metal plate) so that its surface reacts to the water it is passing through
“the fins of a fish act as hydrofoils”
- noun
a speedboat that is equipped with winglike structures that lift it so that it skims the water at high speeds
“the museum houses a replica of the jet hydroplane that broke the record”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 20
- Words With Friends
- 19
- Letters
- 10
H (4) + Y (4) + D (2) + R (1) + O (1) + F (4) + O (1) + I (1) + L (1) + S (1) = 20 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 HYDROFOILS
HYDROFOILS 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 HYDROFOILS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hydrofoil19
- shoofly16
- hydrosol15
- fishy14
- foolish13
- horsily13
- dhooly13
- dryish13
- hydros13
- hyoids13
- floosy12
- dishy12
- hoody12
- hydro12
- hyoid12
- yodhs12
- frosh11
- hoofs11
- hooly11
- horsy11
- shily11
- yoofs11
- yodh11
- drooly10
- fiords10
- floods10
- florid10
- oldish10
- fish10
- foys10
- holy10
- hoof10
- hoys10
- yoof10
- floors9
- folios9
- rosily9
- doily9
- dooly9
- drily9
- fidos9
- fiord9
- flood9
- folds9
- foods9
- fordo9
- fords9
- holds9
- hoods9
- idyls9
- odyls9
- sloyd9
- yirds9
- fly9
- foh9
- foy9
- fry9
- hoy9
- shy9
- filos8
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