Is SLAUGHTEROUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SLAUGHTEROUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SLAUGHTEROUS mean?
- adjective
accompanied by bloodshed
“this bitter and sanguinary war”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
12
Letters
S (1) + L (1) + A (1) + U (1) + G (2) + H (4) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + O (1) + U (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 SLAUGHTEROUS
SLAUGHTEROUS 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 SLAUGHTEROUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- slaughters14
- sugarhouse14
- goulashes13
- hourglass13
- laughters13
- outgushes13
- outlaughs13
- shortages13
- slaughter13
- authoress12
- outrushes12
- thesaurus12
- galoshes12
- gashouse12
- hostages12
- laughers12
- laughter12
- outlaugh12
- resought12
- roughest12
- shortage12
- earshots11
- harslets11
- haulouts11
- hauteurs11
- hoarsest11
- holsters11
- hostlers11
- housesat11
- hurtless11
- hustlers11
- loathers11
- outhauls11
- outhears11
- ratholes11
- ruthless11
- shoalest11
- shouters11
- slathers11
- southers11
- galoshe11
- gashest11
- gathers11
- gheraos11
- goulash11
- gurshes11
- gushers11
- hoglets11
- hostage11
- hugeous11
- laugher11
- outgush11
- sloughs11
- tougher11
- troughs11
- outargues10
- outglares10
- stegosaur10
- ashlers10
- asshole10
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