Is POSTHOLE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, POSTHOLE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does POSTHOLE mean?
- noun
a hole dug in the ground to hold a fence post
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
8
Letters
P (3) + O (1) + S (1) + T (1) + H (4) + O (1) + L (1) + E (1) = 13 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 POSTHOLE
Single letters that turn POSTHOLE 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 POSTHOLE
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from POSTHOLE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- potholes13
- pothole12
- photos11
- pothos11
- tophes11
- helps10
- hoops10
- hopes10
- pheos10
- photo10
- phots10
- poohs10
- shlep10
- thesp10
- tophe10
- tophs10
- helots9
- hostel9
- hotels9
- soothe9
- tholes9
- tholos9
- help9
- heps9
- holp9
- hoop9
- hope9
- hops9
- pehs9
- pheo9
- phos9
- phot9
- pooh9
- posh9
- shop9
- soph9
- toph9
- posole8
- ethos8
- helos8
- helot8
- holes8
- holos8
- holts8
- hoots8
- hosel8
- hotel8
- sheol8
- shool8
- shoot8
- shote8
- sloth8
- sooth8
- thole8
- those8
- hep8
- hop8
- peh8
- pho8
- pht8
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