Is SPEECHLESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SPEECHLESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SPEECHLESS mean?
- adjective
temporarily incapable of speaking
“struck dumb”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
S (1) + P (3) + E (1) + E (1) + C (3) + H (4) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 17 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 SPEECHLESS
SPEECHLESS 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 SPEECHLESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- speeches15
- schleps14
- cheeps13
- schlep13
- speech13
- cheeses12
- chesses12
- leeches12
- sheeple12
- cheep12
- pechs12
- cheese11
- leches11
- shleps11
- pech11
- clepes10
- chess10
- eches10
- helps10
- leech10
- sheep10
- shlep10
- seshes9
- cepes9
- clepe9
- specs9
- eche9
- help9
- heps9
- lech9
- pehs9
- cesses8
- sepses8
- sleeps8
- speels8
- heels8
- cepe8
- ceps8
- pecs8
- spec8
- hep8
- peh8
- lessees7
- epees7
- peels7
- peles7
- seeps7
- sleep7
- speel7
- heel7
- sesh7
- shes7
- cep7
- pec7
- lessee6
- cees6
- cels6
- cess6
- epee6
- peel6
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