Is LOATHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LOATHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LOATHES mean?
Loathes is a form of LOATHE.
- verb
find repugnant
“I loathe that man”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
10
Words With Friends
7
Letters
L (1) + O (1) + A (1) + T (1) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 10 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 LOATHES
LOATHES 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 LOATHES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- halest9
- haloes9
- haoles9
- haslet9
- helots9
- hostel9
- hotels9
- lathes9
- loathe9
- lotahs9
- shelta9
- tholes9
- altho8
- ethos8
- haets8
- hales8
- halos8
- halts8
- haole8
- haste8
- hates8
- heals8
- heats8
- helos8
- helot8
- holes8
- holts8
- hosel8
- hosta8
- hotel8
- lathe8
- laths8
- leash8
- loath8
- lotah8
- oaths8
- selah8
- shale8
- shalt8
- sheal8
- sheol8
- shoal8
- shoat8
- shote8
- sloth8
- thole8
- those8
- eath7
- eths7
- haes7
- haet7
- hale7
- halo7
- halt7
- haos7
- hast7
- hate7
- hats7
- heal7
- heat7
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