Is TENTERHOOKS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TENTERHOOKS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TENTERHOOKS mean?
Tenterhooks is a form of TENTERHOOK.
- noun
one of a series of hooks used to hold cloth on a tenter
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
11
Letters
T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + H (4) + O (1) + O (1) + K (5) + 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 TENTERHOOKS
TENTERHOOKS 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 TENTERHOOKS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- tenterhook17
- honkers14
- hookers14
- honker13
- hooker13
- kosher13
- shnook13
- knotters12
- hokes12
- honks12
- hooks12
- horks12
- khets12
- okehs12
- shook12
- honester11
- honorees11
- ketones11
- knotter11
- reknots11
- restoke11
- snooker11
- stonker11
- stooker11
- hoke11
- honk11
- hook11
- hork11
- khet11
- okeh11
- heteros10
- honoree10
- hooters10
- hornets10
- onshore10
- reshone10
- reshoot10
- sheroot10
- shooter10
- shorten10
- shotten10
- soother10
- tethers10
- thereon10
- thereto10
- thorons10
- thrones10
- toeshoe10
- kentes10
- kernes10
- ketone10
- ketose10
- kroons10
- reknot10
- retook10
- stoker10
- streek10
- stroke10
- strook10
- tokens10
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