Is MAKEWEIGHTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MAKEWEIGHTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 24 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MAKEWEIGHTS mean?
Makeweights is a form of MAKEWEIGHT.
- noun
anything added to fill out a whole
“some of the items in the collection are mere makeweights”
- noun
a weight added to the scale to reach a required weight
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
24
Scrabble
25
Words With Friends
11
Letters
M (3) + A (1) + K (5) + E (1) + W (4) + E (1) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + T (1) + S (1) = 24 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 MAKEWEIGHTS
MAKEWEIGHTS 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 MAKEWEIGHTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- makeweight23
- mawkish19
- gawkish18
- hawkies17
- weakish17
- gawkiest16
- hakeems16
- hawkie16
- gawkies15
- geekish15
- hakeem15
- hakims15
- samekh15
- hawks15
- whisk15
- megahits14
- shitake14
- weakest14
- weights14
- skeigh14
- hakim14
- hawk14
- megahit13
- mistake13
- aweigh13
- kithes13
- maskeg13
- tweaks13
- weighs13
- weight13
- weskit13
- wights13
- gawks13
- shawm13
- whams13
- whims13
- atheism12
- kismat12
- kismet12
- mights12
- swathe12
- swithe12
- wheats12
- whites12
- withes12
- askew12
- haiks12
- hakes12
- hikes12
- khats12
- khets12
- kithe12
- kiths12
- shake12
- sheik12
- shtik12
- tweak12
- wakes12
- weeks12
- weigh12
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