Is THOROUGHEST a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, THOROUGHEST is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does THOROUGHEST mean?
Thoroughest is a form of THOROUGH.
- adjective
painstakingly careful and accurate
“our accountant is thorough”
- adjective
performed comprehensively and completely; not superficial or partial
“an exhaustive study”
- adjective
without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
“an arrant fool”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
11
Letters
T (1) + H (4) + O (1) + R (1) + O (1) + U (1) + G (2) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) + T (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 THOROUGHEST
THOROUGHEST 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 THOROUGHEST
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- rethought16
- thorough15
- thoughts15
- hothouse14
- thought14
- through14
- hotshot13
- heughs13
- sheugh13
- though13
- resought12
- roughest12
- toughest12
- thresh12
- thrush12
- heugh12
- ghettos11
- tougher11
- troughs11
- heths11
- hooters10
- outshot10
- reshoot10
- sheroot10
- shooter10
- shouter10
- shutter10
- soother10
- souther10
- ghetto10
- gusher10
- hugest10
- oughts10
- roughs10
- sorgho10
- sought10
- toughs10
- trough10
- hehs10
- heth10
- hush10
- grottoes9
- hooter9
- horste9
- hotter9
- houser9
- others9
- reshot9
- rouths9
- soothe9
- throes9
- thrust9
- tooths9
- toroth9
- tother9
- troths9
- truths9
- ghost9
- goeth9
- goths9
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