Is OTTERHOUNDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OTTERHOUNDS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OTTERHOUNDS mean?
Otterhounds is a form of OTTERHOUND.
- 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
15
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
11
Letters
O (1) + T (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + H (4) + O (1) + U (1) + N (1) + D (2) + S (1) = 15 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 OTTERHOUNDS
OTTERHOUNDS 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 OTTERHOUNDS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- otterhound14
- undershoot14
- undershot13
- unsoothed13
- enshroud12
- honoured12
- hounders12
- thrusted12
- thunders12
- unhorsed12
- outshone11
- southern11
- southron11
- dehorns11
- dehorts11
- drouths11
- honored11
- hotrods11
- hounder11
- shorted11
- shotted11
- shouted11
- shunted11
- soothed11
- southed11
- thorned11
- throned11
- thunder11
- toothed11
- trothed11
- unhoods11
- outsnored10
- outstrode10
- rotundest10
- tournedos10
- honours10
- hooters10
- hornets10
- hunters10
- onshore10
- outshot10
- reshoot10
- sheroot10
- shooter10
- shorten10
- shotten10
- shouter10
- shunter10
- shutter10
- soother10
- souther10
- thorons10
- thrones10
- unhorse10
- dehorn10
- dehors10
- dehort10
- drouth10
- hooted10
- hordes10
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