Is TAPHOLES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TAPHOLES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
13
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
8
Letters
T (1) + A (1) + P (3) + H (4) + O (1) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 13 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.
Definition
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See the definition of TapholesHooks for TAPHOLES
TAPHOLES 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 TAPHOLES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- taphole12
- teashop12
- alephs11
- pathos11
- potash11
- spathe11
- tophes11
- loathes10
- aleph10
- ephas10
- heaps10
- helps10
- hopes10
- opahs10
- paths10
- phase10
- pheos10
- phots10
- plash10
- shape10
- shlep10
- staph10
- thesp10
- tophe10
- tophs10
- apostle9
- pelotas9
- halest9
- haloes9
- haoles9
- haslet9
- helots9
- hostel9
- hotels9
- lathes9
- loathe9
- lotahs9
- shelta9
- tholes9
- epha9
- haps9
- hasp9
- heap9
- help9
- heps9
- holp9
- hope9
- hops9
- opah9
- pash9
- path9
- pehs9
- phat9
- pheo9
- phos9
- phot9
- posh9
- shop9
- soph9
- toph9
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