Is PLAYHOUSE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PLAYHOUSE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PLAYHOUSE mean?
- noun
plaything consisting of a small model of a house that children can play inside of
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
P (3) + L (1) + A (1) + Y (4) + H (4) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) + E (1) = 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 PLAYHOUSE
Single letters that turn PLAYHOUSE 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 PLAYHOUSE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- shapely15
- phylae14
- plashy14
- plushy14
- poshly14
- haply13
- heapy13
- hypes13
- hypos13
- phyla13
- phyle13
- pushy13
- sophy13
- sylph13
- housey12
- hoyles12
- shaley12
- shoaly12
- hype12
- hypo12
- hyps12
- syph12
- alephs11
- layups11
- ouphes11
- ployes11
- pusley11
- sulpha11
- holey11
- hosey11
- hoyas11
- hoyle11
- hylas11
- shaly11
- shoyu11
- yeahs11
- hyp11
- aleph10
- ephas10
- heaps10
- helps10
- hopes10
- layup10
- opahs10
- ouphe10
- ouphs10
- palsy10
- phase10
- pheos10
- plash10
- plays10
- ploye10
- ploys10
- plush10
- poesy10
- polys10
- posey10
- sepoy10
- shape10
- shlep10
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