Is RIGHTEOUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RIGHTEOUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does RIGHTEOUS mean?
- adjective
characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice
“the...prayer of a righteous man availeth much”
- adjective
morally justified
“righteous indignation”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
9
Letters
R (1) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + T (1) + E (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (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 RIGHTEOUS
RIGHTEOUS 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 RIGHTEOUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ghostier12
- resought12
- roughest12
- roughies12
- toughies12
- shoutier11
- grushie11
- gushier11
- hogties11
- ogreish11
- resight11
- roguish11
- sighter11
- tougher11
- toughie11
- troughs11
- heriots10
- hirsute10
- hoister10
- housier10
- shortie10
- shouter10
- souther10
- eights10
- girths10
- griths10
- gusher10
- hogtie10
- hugest10
- ogrish10
- oughts10
- righto10
- rights10
- roughs10
- sigher10
- sought10
- toughs10
- trough10
- heriot9
- horsie9
- horste9
- hosier9
- houris9
- houser9
- others9
- reshot9
- rouths9
- theirs9
- throes9
- tushie9
- eight9
- ghost9
- girsh9
- girth9
- goeth9
- goths9
- grith9
- gursh9
- huger9
- ought9
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