Is NOTHINGS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NOTHINGS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NOTHINGS mean?
- noun
inconsequential conversation
“they traded a few nothings as they parted”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
8
Letters
N (1) + O (1) + T (1) + H (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + S (1) = 12 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 NOTHINGS
NOTHINGS 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 NOTHINGS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hosting11
- noshing11
- nothing11
- tonnish10
- honing10
- hosing10
- nights10
- things10
- thongs10
- ninths9
- tonish9
- ghost9
- goths9
- hongi9
- hongs9
- nighs9
- night9
- ohing9
- shogi9
- sight9
- thing9
- thong9
- stoning8
- tignons8
- hints8
- hoist8
- ninth8
- thins8
- ghis8
- gosh8
- goth8
- hogs8
- hong8
- nigh8
- shog8
- sigh8
- ingots7
- nosing7
- noting7
- stingo7
- tignon7
- tigons7
- toning7
- hins7
- hint7
- hisn7
- hist7
- hits7
- hons7
- host7
- hots7
- nosh7
- shin7
- shit7
- shot7
- sinh7
- sith7
- soth7
- thin7
- thio7
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