Is NIGHTHAWKS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NIGHTHAWKS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 24 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NIGHTHAWKS mean?
Nighthawks is a form of NIGHTHAWK.
- 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
24
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
10
Letters
N (1) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + T (1) + H (4) + A (1) + W (4) + K (5) + 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 NIGHTHAWKS
NIGHTHAWKS 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 NIGHTHAWKS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- nighthawk23
- hawkish20
- hawkings19
- gawkish18
- hawking18
- shaikh16
- swathing15
- thawings15
- knights15
- shaking15
- wakings15
- whisht15
- hawks15
- whisk15
- hashing14
- shawing14
- thawing14
- washing14
- knight14
- waking14
- whish14
- hawk14
- shantih13
- hawing13
- hights13
- nikahs13
- thanks13
- thighs13
- thinks13
- twinks13
- whangs13
- wights13
- gawks13
- skating12
- staking12
- takings12
- tasking12
- ankhs12
- haiks12
- hanks12
- highs12
- hight12
- khans12
- khats12
- kiths12
- knish12
- nikah12
- shank12
- shtik12
- swank12
- swink12
- thank12
- thigh12
- think12
- twink12
- wanks12
- whang12
- whigs12
- wight12
- winks12
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