Is OCTOTHORPS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OCTOTHORPS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
17
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
O (1) + C (3) + T (1) + O (1) + T (1) + H (4) + O (1) + R (1) + P (3) + S (1) = 17 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.
Definition
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See the definition of OctothorpsHooks for OCTOTHORPS
OCTOTHORPS 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 OCTOTHORPS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- octothorp16
- cohorts12
- hotpots12
- hotspot12
- potshot12
- chops12
- pooch12
- porch12
- chotts11
- cohort11
- cohost11
- hotpot11
- photos11
- pothos11
- thorps11
- chop11
- coopts10
- scroop10
- chott10
- cohos10
- hoops10
- photo10
- phots10
- poohs10
- rotch10
- thorp10
- tophs10
- torch10
- tooths9
- toroth9
- troths9
- coops9
- coopt9
- corps9
- crops9
- scoop9
- coho9
- cosh9
- hoop9
- hops9
- phos9
- phot9
- pooh9
- posh9
- shop9
- soph9
- toph9
- pottos8
- troops8
- hoots8
- horst8
- ortho8
- shoot8
- short8
- shott8
- sooth8
- thoro8
- tooth8
- troth8
- coop8
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