Is SLOWPOKES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SLOWPOKES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SLOWPOKES mean?
Slowpokes is a form of SLOWPOKE.
- noun
someone who moves slowly
“in England they call a slowpoke a slowcoach”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + L (1) + O (1) + W (4) + P (3) + O (1) + K (5) + E (1) + S (1) = 18 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 SLOWPOKES
SLOWPOKES 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 SLOWPOKES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- slowpoke17
- woopses12
- skelps12
- spokes12
- spooks12
- lewks12
- skews12
- swoops11
- kelps11
- pokes11
- skelp11
- skeps11
- spoke11
- spook11
- lewk11
- skew11
- woke11
- woks11
- sokols10
- plews10
- plows10
- spews10
- swoop10
- swops10
- woops10
- kelp10
- keps10
- kops10
- poke10
- skep10
- wok10
- posoles9
- koels9
- kolos9
- looks9
- skols9
- sokes9
- sokol9
- sooks9
- pews9
- plew9
- plow9
- pows9
- spew9
- swop9
- welp9
- kep9
- kop9
- posole8
- sloops8
- slopes8
- spools8
- lowes8
- lowse8
- slews8
- slows8
- swole8
- wools8
- elks8
- koel8
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