Is SINKHOLES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SINKHOLES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SINKHOLES mean?
Sinkholes is a form of SINKHOLE.
- noun
a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + I (1) + N (1) + K (5) + H (4) + O (1) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 16 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 SINKHOLES
SINKHOLES 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 SINKHOLES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hokiness15
- sinkhole15
- knishes14
- sheiks13
- shikse13
- hikes12
- hokes12
- holks12
- honks12
- knish12
- kohls12
- okehs12
- sheik12
- skosh12
- holiness11
- inkless11
- kelsons11
- kenosis11
- kinless11
- sonlike11
- hike11
- hoke11
- holk11
- honk11
- khis11
- kohl11
- okeh11
- isohels10
- eikons10
- enokis10
- inkles10
- kelson10
- koines10
- likens10
- silken10
- skeins10
- slinks10
- khi10
- helios9
- hoises9
- holies9
- hosels9
- isohel9
- noshes9
- sheols9
- shiels9
- shines9
- eikon9
- enoki9
- ikons9
- inkle9
- kenos9
- kilns9
- kilos9
- kines9
- kinos9
- koels9
- koine9
- liken9
- likes9
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