Is OTTERHOUND a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OTTERHOUND is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OTTERHOUND mean?
- noun
hardy British hound having long pendulous ears and a thick coarse shaggy coat with an oily undercoat; bred for hunting otters
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
10
Letters
O (1) + T (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + H (4) + O (1) + U (1) + N (1) + D (2) = 14 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 OTTERHOUND
Single letters that turn OTTERHOUND into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from OTTERHOUND
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- honoured12
- honored11
- hounder11
- thorned11
- throned11
- thunder11
- toothed11
- trothed11
- dehorn10
- dehort10
- drouth10
- hooted10
- horned10
- hotrod10
- hotted10
- hunted10
- hutted10
- thoued10
- unhood10
- unrooted9
- honour9
- hooter9
- hornet9
- hotter9
- hunter9
- nother9
- thoron9
- throne9
- toroth9
- tother9
- doeth9
- honed9
- horde9
- hound9
- hundo9
- oohed9
- duotone8
- orotund8
- outdoer8
- outdone8
- outrode8
- tutored8
- heron8
- honer8
- honor8
- north8
- ortho8
- other8
- routh8
- tenth8
- thorn8
- thoro8
- throe8
- tooth8
- troth8
- truth8
- doth8
- herd8
- hoed8
- hood8
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