Is SWEATSHOPS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SWEATSHOPS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SWEATSHOPS mean?
Sweatshops is a form of SWEATSHOP.
- noun
factory where workers do piecework for poor pay and are prevented from forming unions; common in the clothing industry
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
S (1) + W (4) + E (1) + A (1) + T (1) + S (1) + H (4) + O (1) + P (3) + 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 SWEATSHOPS
SWEATSHOPS 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 SWEATSHOPS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- sweatshop17
- pshaws14
- thwaps14
- pathoses13
- potashes13
- spathose13
- teashops13
- swashes13
- swathes13
- pshaw13
- thwap13
- whaps13
- whops13
- poshest12
- spathes12
- teashop12
- hawses12
- swathe12
- swaths12
- washes12
- whatso12
- wheats12
- phew12
- whap12
- whop12
- pashes11
- pathos11
- phases11
- potash11
- shapes11
- spathe11
- staphs11
- stowps11
- thesps11
- tophes11
- hawse11
- howes11
- shaws11
- shews11
- shows11
- shwas11
- swash11
- swath11
- thaws11
- thews11
- whats11
- wheat11
- whets11
- whose11
- hostess10
- stashes10
- ephas10
- hasps10
- heaps10
- hopes10
- opahs10
- paths10
- phase10
- pheos10
- phots10
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