Is SHOWPLACES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SHOWPLACES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SHOWPLACES mean?
Showplaces is a form of SHOWPLACE.
- noun
a place that is frequently exhibited and visited for its historical interest or natural beauty
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
10
Letters
S (1) + H (4) + O (1) + W (4) + P (3) + L (1) + A (1) + C (3) + E (1) + S (1) = 20 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 SHOWPLACES
SHOWPLACES 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 SHOWPLACES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- showplace19
- salchows16
- showcase16
- shoepacs15
- cashews15
- chowses15
- salchow15
- chapels14
- cheapos14
- cowpeas14
- epochal14
- poaches14
- schleps14
- shoepac14
- cahows14
- cashew14
- chowse14
- pshaws14
- schwas14
- whelps14
- haploses13
- chapel13
- chapes13
- cheapo13
- cheaps13
- cowpea13
- epochs13
- pleach13
- schlep13
- cahow13
- chaws13
- chews13
- chows13
- pshaw13
- schwa13
- welch13
- whaps13
- whelp13
- whops13
- escalops12
- chaoses12
- clashes12
- hapless12
- loaches12
- lowpass12
- plashes12
- hawses12
- shawls12
- washes12
- whales12
- wheals12
- wholes12
- caphs12
- chape12
- chaps12
- cheap12
- chops12
- epoch12
- peach12
- pechs12
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