Is SILHOUETTES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SILHOUETTES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SILHOUETTES mean?
Silhouettes is a form of SILHOUETTE.
- noun
an outline of a solid object (as cast by its shadow)
- verb
project on a background, such as a screen, like a silhouette
- verb
represent by a silhouette
- noun
a drawing of the outline of an object; filled in with some uniform color
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
11
Letters
S (1) + I (1) + L (1) + H (4) + O (1) + U (1) + E (1) + T (1) + T (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 SILHOUETTES
SILHOUETTES 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 SILHOUETTES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- silhouette13
- shoutiest12
- hostiles11
- housesit11
- housiest11
- sheitels11
- shelties11
- shtetels11
- shuttles11
- sluttish11
- stoutish11
- thistles11
- eoliths10
- ethoses10
- hessite10
- hitless10
- holiest10
- holists10
- hostels10
- hostile10
- hotties10
- housels10
- hueless10
- hustles10
- isohels10
- lithest10
- lithoes10
- loutish10
- lushest10
- outhits10
- sheitel10
- sheltie10
- shtetel10
- shtetls10
- shuttle10
- sleuths10
- slushee10
- slushie10
- sottish10
- theists10
- thistle10
- tushies10
- litoteses9
- eolith9
- heists9
- helios9
- helots9
- hoises9
- hoists9
- holies9
- holist9
- hosels9
- hostel9
- hotels9
- hottie9
- housel9
- houses9
- hustle9
- isohel9
- lethes9
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