Is NIGHTSPOTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NIGHTSPOTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NIGHTSPOTS mean?
Nightspots is a form of NIGHTSPOT.
- noun
a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink
“don't expect a good meal at a cabaret”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
N (1) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + T (1) + S (1) + P (3) + O (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 16 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 NIGHTSPOTS
NIGHTSPOTS 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 NIGHTSPOTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- nightspot15
- shitpost13
- spottings12
- shotting12
- tonights12
- siphons12
- sonship12
- sophist12
- hoping12
- postings11
- signpost11
- spotting11
- stopings11
- hosting11
- hotting11
- tonight11
- pithos11
- siphon11
- posting10
- potting10
- sottish10
- spigots10
- stonish10
- stoping10
- ghosts10
- hosing10
- nights10
- shogis10
- sights10
- things10
- thongs10
- tights10
- phons10
- phots10
- piths10
- ships10
- shops10
- sophs10
- tophi10
- tophs10
- pistons9
- postins9
- spintos9
- gipons9
- gossip9
- hoists9
- opting9
- pingos9
- posing9
- shotts9
- spigot9
- tonish9
- toping9
- ghost9
- goths9
- hongi9
- hongs9
- nighs9
- night9
- ohing9
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