Is NIGHTHAWK a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NIGHTHAWK is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 23 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NIGHTHAWK mean?
- noun
a person who likes to be active late at night
- noun
mainly nocturnal North American goatsucker
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
23
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
9
Letters
N (1) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + T (1) + H (4) + A (1) + W (4) + K (5) = 23 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 NIGHTHAWK
Single letters that turn NIGHTHAWK into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from NIGHTHAWK
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hawking18
- thawing14
- knight14
- waking14
- hawk14
- hawing13
- hight12
- nikah12
- thank12
- thigh12
- think12
- twink12
- whang12
- wight12
- gawk12
- taking11
- ankh11
- haik11
- hank11
- high11
- khan11
- khat11
- kith11
- wank11
- whig11
- wink11
- hating10
- tawing10
- kiang10
- hath10
- hwan10
- thaw10
- what10
- whin10
- whit10
- with10
- khi10
- ahing9
- awing9
- night9
- takin9
- thang9
- thing9
- twang9
- wigan9
- gank9
- gink9
- king9
- hah9
- haw9
- wha9
- haint8
- twain8
- witan8
- akin8
- ghat8
- gnaw8
- hang8
- ikat8
- kain8
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