Is NAPHTHOUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NAPHTHOUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
17
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
9
Letters
N (1) + A (1) + P (3) + H (4) + T (1) + H (4) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) = 17 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.
Definition
Looking for what Naphthous means? Read the full definition, part of speech and example sentences on Wiktionary.
See the definition of NaphthousHooks for NAPHTHOUS
NAPHTHOUS 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 NAPHTHOUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- aphthous16
- pathos11
- potash11
- tophus11
- unhasp11
- upshot11
- opahs10
- ouphs10
- paths10
- phons10
- phots10
- phuts10
- shtup10
- staph10
- tophs10
- hahs10
- hash10
- hath10
- hunh10
- hush10
- shah10
- outspan9
- haunts9
- unhats9
- haps9
- hasp9
- hops9
- opah9
- ouph9
- pash9
- path9
- phat9
- phon9
- phos9
- phot9
- phut9
- posh9
- push9
- shop9
- soph9
- toph9
- hah9
- huh9
- shh9
- pantos8
- puntos8
- putons8
- unstop8
- hants8
- haunt8
- hosta8
- hunts8
- oaths8
- shoat8
- shout8
- shunt8
- snath8
- south8
- thous8
- unhat8
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