Is NUTHOUSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NUTHOUSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NUTHOUSES mean?
Nuthouses is a form of NUTHOUSE.
- noun
pejorative terms for an insane asylum
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
9
Letters
N (1) + U (1) + T (1) + H (4) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) + E (1) + 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 NUTHOUSES
NUTHOUSES 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 NUTHOUSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- nuthouse11
- unhouses11
- hotness10
- unhouse10
- ethnos9
- honest9
- houses9
- noshes9
- shotes9
- shouts9
- shunts9
- shutes9
- souths9
- toshes9
- tushes9
- tusseh9
- unshut9
- ethos8
- hents8
- hests8
- hones8
- hosen8
- hoses8
- hosts8
- house8
- hunts8
- shent8
- shoes8
- shone8
- shote8
- shots8
- shout8
- shuns8
- shunt8
- shute8
- shuts8
- soths8
- south8
- thens8
- those8
- thous8
- tenuous7
- tonuses7
- eths7
- hens7
- hent7
- hest7
- hets7
- hoes7
- hone7
- hons7
- hose7
- hoss7
- host7
- hots7
- hues7
- huns7
- hunt7
- huts7
- nosh7
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