Is OESOPHAGUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OESOPHAGUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OESOPHAGUS mean?
- noun
the passage between the pharynx and the stomach
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
O (1) + E (1) + S (1) + O (1) + P (3) + H (4) + A (1) + G (2) + U (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 OESOPHAGUS
OESOPHAGUS 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 OESOPHAGUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- esophagus15
- gashouse12
- phages12
- ouphes11
- pashes11
- phases11
- pushes11
- shapes11
- phage11
- gashes10
- gushes10
- saughs10
- soughs10
- ephas10
- hasps10
- heaps10
- hoops10
- hopes10
- opahs10
- ouphe10
- ouphs10
- phase10
- pheos10
- poohs10
- shape10
- shops10
- sophs10
- pugh10
- houses9
- pogoes9
- saugh9
- shags9
- shogs9
- sough9
- sughs9
- epha9
- haps9
- hasp9
- heap9
- heps9
- hoop9
- hope9
- hops9
- opah9
- ouph9
- pash9
- pehs9
- pheo9
- phos9
- pooh9
- posh9
- push9
- shop9
- soph9
- gaseous8
- opuses8
- paseos8
- pauses8
- spouse8
- upases8
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