Is POTHOUSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, POTHOUSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does POTHOUSES mean?
Pothouses is a form of POTHOUSE.
- noun
tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
9
Letters
P (3) + O (1) + T (1) + H (4) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 14 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 POTHOUSES
POTHOUSES 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.
Anagrams of POTHOUSES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from POTHOUSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- housetops14
- housetop13
- pothoses13
- pothouse13
- upshoots13
- poshest12
- upshoot12
- upshots12
- ouphes11
- photos11
- pothos11
- pushes11
- shtups11
- thesps11
- tophes11
- tophus11
- upshot11
- soothes10
- hoops10
- hopes10
- ouphe10
- ouphs10
- pheos10
- photo10
- phots10
- phuts10
- poohs10
- shops10
- shtup10
- sophs10
- thesp10
- tophe10
- tophs10
- houses9
- shoots9
- shotes9
- shouts9
- shutes9
- soothe9
- sooths9
- souths9
- toshes9
- tushes9
- tusseh9
- heps9
- hoop9
- hope9
- hops9
- ouph9
- pehs9
- pheo9
- phos9
- phot9
- phut9
- pooh9
- posh9
- push9
- shop9
- soph9
- toph9
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