Is MOTHERLESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MOTHERLESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MOTHERLESS mean?
- adjective
having no living or known mother
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
10
Letters
M (3) + O (1) + T (1) + H (4) + E (1) + R (1) + L (1) + E (1) + S (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 MOTHERLESS
MOTHERLESS 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 MOTHERLESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- thermoses14
- homeless13
- smothers13
- theorems13
- thermels13
- hostelers12
- helmets12
- moshers12
- mothers12
- shmeers12
- smother12
- theorem12
- thermel12
- thermes12
- thermos12
- molesters11
- holsters11
- hosteler11
- hostlers11
- shelters11
- helmet11
- holmes11
- homers11
- meshes11
- mohels11
- mosher11
- moshes11
- mother11
- rehems11
- rhemes11
- shmeer11
- shmoes11
- themes11
- therme11
- therms11
- molester10
- resmelts10
- smelters10
- somerset10
- termless10
- ethoses10
- heteros10
- holster10
- horstes10
- hostels10
- hostler10
- reshoes10
- shelter10
- sheroes10
- helms10
- hemes10
- herms10
- holme10
- holms10
- homer10
- homes10
- meths10
- mohel10
- moths10
- rehem10
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