Is OWNERSHIP a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OWNERSHIP is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OWNERSHIP mean?
- noun
the relation of an owner to the thing possessed; possession with the right to transfer possession to others
- noun
the act of having and controlling property
- noun
the state or fact of being an owner
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 17
- Words With Friends
- 18
- Letters
- 9
O (1) + W (4) + N (1) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) + H (4) + I (1) + P (3) = 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.
Hooks for OWNERSHIP
Single letters that turn OWNERSHIP 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
Anagrams of OWNERSHIP
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from OWNERSHIP
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- shipowner17
- preshown16
- wineshop16
- preshow15
- whisper15
- worship15
- reshown13
- showier13
- whiners13
- whips13
- whops13
- phoners12
- phonier12
- phonies12
- rosehip12
- winesop12
- newish12
- reshow12
- shower12
- whiner12
- whines12
- whores12
- wisher12
- phew12
- whip12
- whop12
- ephori11
- ephors11
- hopers11
- perish11
- phoner11
- phones11
- pisher11
- posher11
- powers11
- reship11
- siphon11
- swiper11
- wipers11
- howes11
- shewn11
- shown11
- shrew11
- whens11
- whine11
- whins11
- whirs11
- whore11
- whose11
- heroins10
- inshore10
- snowier10
- ephor10
- hoper10
- hopes10
- pheos10
- phone10
- phons10
- power10
- prows10
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