Is HYDROPLANES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HYDROPLANES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HYDROPLANES mean?
Hydroplanes is a form of HYDROPLANE.
- noun
an airplane that can land on or take off from water
“the designer of marine aircraft demonstrated his newest hydroplane”
- 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”
- verb
glide on the water in a hydroplane
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
11
Letters
H (4) + Y (4) + D (2) + R (1) + O (1) + P (3) + L (1) + A (1) + N (1) + E (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 HYDROPLANES
HYDROPLANES 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 HYDROPLANES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hydroplane19
- polyhedra18
- horseplay17
- rhapsody17
- syphoned17
- hydrolase16
- hyperons16
- hyponeas16
- syphonal16
- hydrops16
- hyperon15
- hyponea15
- phenyls15
- phoneys15
- phoresy15
- phrensy15
- shapely15
- sharply15
- hypoed15
- physed15
- layperson14
- asphodel14
- dyspneal14
- dyspnoea14
- endplays14
- hoarsely14
- orphaned14
- repandly14
- rhapsode14
- hoydens14
- hydrase14
- aphony14
- hypers14
- phenyl14
- phoney14
- phylae14
- phylar14
- phylon14
- plashy14
- poshly14
- sharpy14
- sphery14
- sypher14
- syphon14
- hyped14
- alphorns13
- pyranose13
- shrapnel13
- daphnes13
- deploys13
- dyspnea13
- endplay13
- pedlary13
- phrased13
- plashed13
- ralphed13
- sharped13
- splayed13
- sprayed13
- handsy13
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