Is PILOTHOUSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PILOTHOUSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PILOTHOUSES mean?
Pilothouses is a form of PILOTHOUSE.
- noun
an enclosed compartment from which a vessel can be navigated
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
11
Letters
P (3) + I (1) + L (1) + O (1) + T (1) + H (4) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) + E (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 PILOTHOUSES
PILOTHOUSES 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 PILOTHOUSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pilothouse15
- toolpushes15
- helistops14
- housetops14
- isophotes14
- isopleths14
- lithopses14
- plushiest14
- postholes14
- pothouses14
- sulphites14
- helistop13
- hoopless13
- hoplites13
- housetop13
- isophote13
- isopleth13
- pisshole13
- pithless13
- plushest13
- plushies13
- polishes13
- posthole13
- potholes13
- pothoses13
- pothouse13
- pushiest13
- sulphite13
- toolpush13
- upshoots13
- hipless12
- hoplite12
- lithops12
- ophites12
- plushes12
- plushie12
- poshest12
- pothole12
- sophies12
- sophist12
- spilths12
- upshoot12
- upshots12
- hostiles11
- housesit11
- housiest11
- ophite11
- ouphes11
- photos11
- pishes11
- pithos11
- polish11
- pothos11
- pushes11
- shleps11
- shtups11
- spilth11
- splosh11
- thesps11
- tophes11
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