Is MUGSHOTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MUGSHOTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MUGSHOTS mean?
Mugshots is a form of MUGSHOT.
- noun
a photograph of someone's face (especially one made for police records)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
8
Letters
M (3) + U (1) + G (2) + S (1) + H (4) + O (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 14 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 MUGSHOTS
MUGSHOTS 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 MUGSHOTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- mugshot13
- mouths11
- musths11
- ghosts10
- oughts10
- soughs10
- sought10
- toughs10
- moths10
- mouth10
- musth10
- shtum10
- smush10
- shouts9
- souths9
- ghost9
- goths9
- ought9
- shogs9
- sough9
- sughs9
- thugs9
- tough9
- homs9
- hums9
- mhos9
- mosh9
- moth9
- mush9
- ohms9
- shmo9
- hosts8
- shots8
- shout8
- shuts8
- smogs8
- soths8
- south8
- thous8
- gosh8
- goth8
- gush8
- hogs8
- hugs8
- shog8
- sugh8
- thug8
- ughs8
- hom8
- hum8
- mho8
- ohm8
- gustos7
- mosts7
- musos7
- musts7
- smuts7
- stums7
- sumos7
- gums7
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